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Tekken 6 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION9 /10READS8 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 8

Tekken 6 leans harder on execution: Bound combos and movement push a high physical ceiling

Reads8 vs 8

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

Tekken 6 leans harder on optimization: Optimal bound routes and punishment charts are lab work

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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Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers