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Street Fighter II: Champion Edition cover artvsThe King of Fighters '98 cover art

Street Fighter II: Champion EditionvsThe King of Fighters '98

Street Fighter II: Champion Edition leans Execution (Competitive PvP); The King of Fighters '98 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION8 /10READS8 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Street Fighter II: Champion EditionThe King of Fighters '98

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads8 vs 8

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

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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Street Fighter II: Champion Edition

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The King of Fighters '98