head to head
vs
Street Fighter IVvsStreet Fighter X Tekken
Street Fighter IV leans Execution (Grand Arena); Street Fighter X Tekken leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Street Fighter IVStreet Fighter X Tekken
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Street Fighter IV leans harder on execution: One-frame links and FADC combos demand extreme motor precision
Reads8 vs 7
Street Fighter IV leans harder on reads: Reading opponent habits, wake-up patterns, and adaptations is the meta
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.