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Street Fighter II: Special Champion EditionvsSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U

Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Super Smash Bros. for Wii U leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION8 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Street Fighter II: Special Champion EditionSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 7

Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition leans harder on execution: Motion inputs, links and anti-air timing set the physical bar

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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