head to head
vs
FIFA 16vsSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
FIFA 16 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Super Smash Bros. Brawl leans Reads (Competitive PvP).
FIFA 16Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
FIFA 16 leans harder on execution: Dribbling, defending and finishing inputs decide duels
Reads6 vs 7
Super Smash Bros. Brawl leans harder on reads: Defensive bait-and-punish yomi dominates its floaty neutral.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.