head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, and it is a single point.

Execution · Pure Mechanics
An early weapon-based fighting game built on execution and human matchup reads.

Execution · Pure Mechanics
A tennis simulation testing shot execution and reading opponent positioning.
Soul Edge leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tennis World Tour 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Soul Edge
precise inputs, spacing, and combo timing
Tennis World Tour 2
shot timing, positioning, and precision control
Tennis World Tour 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Soul Edge
human opponents can be out-predicted in neutral
Tennis World Tour 2
human opponents adapt shot placement
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Soul Edge
minimal randomness in outcomes
Tennis World Tour 2
minor ball-physics unpredictability
Soul Edge leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Soul Edge
movelist knowledge and matchup optimization
Tennis World Tour 2
minor player/equipment choice
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.