head to head
vs
NBA StreetvsWWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
NBA Street leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
NBA StreetWWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 4
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role leans harder on reads: Couch-versus matches hinge on guessing a friend's next grapple
Variance1 vs 2
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role leans harder on variance: Weapon spawns and AI quirks add mild chaos
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.