head to head
vs
Street Fighter II' TurbovsThe King of Fighters XV
Street Fighter II' Turbo leans Execution (Competitive PvP); The King of Fighters XV leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Street Fighter II' TurboThe King of Fighters XV
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.
Variance0 vs 1
The King of Fighters XV leans harder on variance: No RNG; all information is visible in the match
Optimization5 vs 6
The King of Fighters XV leans harder on optimization: Team construction and MAX Mode routing reward study
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.