head to head
vs
10 Second Ninja XvsCuphead
10 Second Ninja X leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Cuphead leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
10 Second Ninja XCuphead
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Cuphead leans harder on variance: Minor attack-order shuffling between phases.
Optimization7 vs 6
10 Second Ninja X leans harder on optimization: Finding the theoretical fastest route is half the score
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.