head to head
vs
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4vsNHL 13
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 leans Reads (Competitive PvP); NHL 13 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4NHL 13
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
NHL 13 leans harder on execution: Stick control, deking and shot timing reward fast hands
Reads6 vs 5
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 leans harder on reads: Versus humans, baiting substitutions is the core game
Variance2 vs 2
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.