head to head
vs
Tekken 6vsThe King of Fighters Neowave
Tekken 6 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); The King of Fighters Neowave leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Tekken 6The King of Fighters Neowave
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Tekken 6 leans harder on execution: Bound combos and movement push a high physical ceiling
Reads8 vs 7
Tekken 6 leans harder on reads: Rage comebacks amplify the human guessing game
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.