head to head
vs
AladdinvsXeno Crisis
Aladdin leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Xeno Crisis leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
AladdinXeno Crisis
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Xeno Crisis leans harder on execution: Twin-stick aim, dodge-rolls and ammo management under swarm pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Xeno Crisis leans harder on variance: Room order randomises each run, contents stay mappable
Optimization4 vs 4
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.