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Street Fighter 6 cover artvsUltra Street Fighter IV cover art

Street Fighter 6vsUltra Street Fighter IV

Street Fighter 6 leans Execution (Grand Arena); Ultra Street Fighter IV leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION9 /10READS9 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Street Fighter 6Ultra Street Fighter IV

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads9 vs 8

Street Fighter 6 leans harder on reads: Adaptive opponent baits Drive Impacts and throws.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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Ultra Street Fighter IV