head to head
vs
AladdinvsGalaga: Demons of Death
Aladdin leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Galaga: Demons of Death leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
AladdinGalaga: Demons of Death
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Galaga: Demons of Death leans harder on execution: precise aim and dodging in fixed shooter
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
Aladdin leans harder on optimization: Level routes are learnable but execution dominates.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.