head to head
vs
The King of Fighters '98vsVirtua Fighter 4
The King of Fighters '98 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Virtua Fighter 4 leans Reads (Competitive PvP).
The King of Fighters '98Virtua Fighter 4
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
The King of Fighters '98 leans harder on execution: Strict inputs, short hops, tight punishes
Reads8 vs 8
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
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.