head to head
vs
Streets of Rage 4vsSuper Dodge Ball
Streets of Rage 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Dodge Ball leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Streets of Rage 4Super Dodge Ball
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 4
Super Dodge Ball leans harder on reads: Versus throws become live feint and dodge prediction
Variance2 vs 1
Streets of Rage 4 leans harder on variance: Enemy arrangement is largely fixed; minimal RNG
Optimization5 vs 4
Streets of Rage 4 leans harder on optimization: Character selection, route sequencing, and score management 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.