head to head
vs
Street FightervsThe Way of the Exploding Fist
Street Fighter leans Execution (Competitive PvP); The Way of the Exploding Fist leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Street FighterThe Way of the Exploding Fist
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 4
Street Fighter leans harder on reads: Human versus rounds still reward bait and punish
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization2 vs 3
The Way of the Exploding Fist leans harder on optimization: Move-counter knowledge is shallow but real against the CPU
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.