head to head
vs
TekkenvsThe King of Fighters 2006
Tekken leans Execution (Competitive PvP); The King of Fighters 2006 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
TekkenThe King of Fighters 2006
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads8 vs 7
Tekken leans harder on reads: Human opponent adapts; throws, lows, sidesteps form mixup mind-games
Variance1 vs 2
The King of Fighters 2006 leans harder on variance: Little randomness in deterministic fighting engine
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.