head to head
vs
FIFA 99vsVirtua Tennis 3
FIFA 99 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Virtua Tennis 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
FIFA 99Virtua Tennis 3
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Virtua Tennis 3 leans harder on execution: Shot timing and court positioning decide every rally
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 1
FIFA 99 leans harder on variance: Era physics produce regular fluke goals
Optimization3 vs 3
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.