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Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge cover artvsTekken cover art

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Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Tekken leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's RevengeTekken

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 8

Tekken leans harder on execution: Frame-tight inputs, juggle combos, movement demand trained hands

Reads7 vs 8

Tekken leans harder on reads: Human opponent adapts; throws, lows, sidesteps form mixup mind-games

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 5

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.

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