head to head
vs
Street Fighter V: Champion EditionvsThe King of Fighters '98
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition leans Execution (Competitive PvP); The King of Fighters '98 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Street Fighter V: Champion EditionThe King of Fighters '98
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition leans harder on execution: Frame-perfect combos, anti-airs and whiff punishes decide every exchange
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.