head to head
vs
Alien Breed 3: DescentvsYoku's Island Express
Alien Breed 3: Descent leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Yoku's Island Express leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Alien Breed 3: DescentYoku's Island Express
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Alien Breed 3: Descent leans harder on variance: enemy spawn randomness
Optimization4 vs 5
Yoku's Island Express leans harder on optimization: Learning table layouts and exploration routes
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.