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ShadowrunvsUltra Street Fighter IV

Shadowrun leans Execution (Grand Arena); Ultra Street Fighter IV leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION8 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
ShadowrunUltra Street Fighter IV

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 9

Ultra Street Fighter IV leans harder on execution: One-frame links and FADC timing set a brutal hands ceiling

Reads6 vs 8

Ultra Street Fighter IV leans harder on reads: Footsies and conditioning the human opponent is the core duel

Variance2 vs 1

Shadowrun leans harder on variance: Fixed maps, visible loadouts, modest hidden positioning

Optimization6 vs 6

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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