head to head
vs
Pro Evolution Soccer 6vsSamurai Shodown II
Pro Evolution Soccer 6 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Samurai Shodown II leans Reads (Competitive PvP).
Pro Evolution Soccer 6Samurai Shodown II
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Pro Evolution Soccer 6 leans harder on execution: First touch, through balls, and dribbles demand precise control
Reads6 vs 8
Samurai Shodown II leans harder on reads: Huge damage on one read makes every poke a mind game.
Variance2 vs 1
Pro Evolution Soccer 6 leans harder on variance: Deflections and keeper spills add light randomness
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.