head to head
vs
Melty Blood Actress AgainvsUltra Street Fighter IV
Melty Blood Actress Again leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Ultra Street Fighter IV leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Melty Blood Actress AgainUltra Street Fighter IV
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Ultra Street Fighter IV leans harder on execution: One-frame links and FADC timing set a brutal hands ceiling
Reads8 vs 8
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Ultra Street Fighter IV leans harder on optimization: Frame data, matchups and option-selects form deep studied theory
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.