head to head
vs
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3vsNHL 99
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); NHL 99 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3NHL 99
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 4
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 leans harder on reads: PvP revolves around baiting substitutions from human opponents
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
NHL 99 leans harder on optimization: Line strategies and AI tendencies are quickly learned
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.