head to head
vs
EA Sports UFC 2vsSoulCalibur III
EA Sports UFC 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); SoulCalibur III leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
EA Sports UFC 2SoulCalibur III
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
EA Sports UFC 2 leans harder on variance: Flash knockouts add occasional swing
Optimization4 vs 5
SoulCalibur III leans harder on optimization: Frame data, matchup study and stage knowledge run deep
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.