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The King of Fighters '98vsUltra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
The King of Fighters '98 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
The King of Fighters '98Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
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.
Optimization5 vs 4
The King of Fighters '98 leans harder on optimization: Team order and matchup theory reward study
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.