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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves leans Execution (Grand Arena); Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION9 /10READS9 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads9 vs 8

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves leans harder on reads: S.P.G. mode reads and Just Defend returns require constant opponent modelling

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves leans harder on optimization: S.P.G. stance selection and REV routing reward systematic preparation

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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