head to head
vs
The King of Fighters XIII Steam EditionvsUltra Street Fighter IV
The King of Fighters XIII Steam Edition leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Ultra Street Fighter IV leans Execution (Grand Arena).
The King of Fighters XIII Steam EditionUltra Street Fighter IV
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 8
Ultra Street Fighter IV leans harder on reads: Footsies and conditioning the human opponent is the core duel
Variance0 vs 1
Ultra Street Fighter IV leans harder on variance: Almost nothing hidden once both characters are known
Optimization4 vs 6
Ultra Street Fighter IV leans harder on optimization: Frame data, matchups and option-selects form deep studied theory
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.