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Super Smash Bros. UltimatevsSuper Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate leans Reads (Competitive PvP); Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION8 /10READS9 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Super Smash Bros. UltimateSuper Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads9 vs 8

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate leans harder on reads: Adaptive opponents drive ledge and platform mind games.

Variance2 vs 1

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate leans harder on variance: Stage hazards and items if enabled.

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.

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Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition