head to head
vs
NHL 09vsSuperfighters Deluxe
NHL 09 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Superfighters Deluxe leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
NHL 09Superfighters Deluxe
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Superfighters Deluxe leans harder on execution: Aim, blocks, throws and movement decide frantic small-arena fights
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
NHL 09 leans harder on optimization: Line matching and positional systems reward study
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.