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Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAXvsSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U

Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Super Smash Bros. for Wii U leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION8 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAXSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 7

Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX leans harder on execution: Links, custom combos and anti-airs demand precise inputs

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U leans harder on variance: Tripping removed; only minor move RNG remains.

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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