head to head
vs
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online EditionvsThe King of Fighters '98
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition leans Execution (Competitive PvP); The King of Fighters '98 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online EditionThe King of Fighters '98
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition leans harder on execution: Parry timing and precise links set a brutal physical ceiling
Reads9 vs 8
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition leans harder on reads: Parries force constant prediction wars against an adapting human
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.