head to head
vs
Akai KatanavsSuper Contra
Akai Katana leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Contra leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Akai KatanaSuper Contra
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Akai Katana leans harder on execution: Threading through dense bullet curtains demands flawless precise movement
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Akai Katana leans harder on variance: Patterns are fixed once learned, minimal true randomness
Optimization6 vs 6
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.