head to head
vs
Alice: Madness ReturnsvsDouble Dragon IV
Alice: Madness Returns leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Double Dragon IV leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Alice: Madness ReturnsDouble Dragon IV
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Double Dragon IV leans harder on execution: Retro beat-em-up timing and spacing carry every fight
Reads0 vs 1
Double Dragon IV leans harder on reads: Versus mode exists but enemies are scripted patterns
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.