head to head
vs
Aero Fighters 3vsFar Cry
Aero Fighters 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Far Cry leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Aero Fighters 3Far Cry
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Aero Fighters 3 leans harder on execution: Dodging dense bullet patterns is the whole challenge
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Aero Fighters 3 leans harder on optimization: Memorising spawns, routes and ship choice drives high scores
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.