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Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection cover artvsUltra Street Fighter IV cover art

Tekken 5: Dark ResurrectionvsUltra Street Fighter IV

Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection leans Execution (Grand Arena); Ultra Street Fighter IV leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION9 /10READS8 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Tekken 5: Dark ResurrectionUltra Street Fighter IV

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads8 vs 8

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection leans harder on optimization: Character tier matchups and wall carry routes are deeply studied

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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