head to head
vs
NHL 16vsSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
NHL 16 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Super Smash Bros. Brawl leans Reads (Competitive PvP).
NHL 16Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 7
Super Smash Bros. Brawl leans harder on reads: Defensive bait-and-punish yomi dominates its floaty neutral.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
NHL 16 leans harder on optimization: Line matching, strategies and HUT team building are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.