head to head
vs
Alien Rage: UnlimitedvsStar Fox
Alien Rage: Unlimited leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Star Fox leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Alien Rage: UnlimitedStar Fox
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Alien Rage: Unlimited leans harder on reads: Enemy flanks are scripted AI routines
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Star Fox leans harder on optimization: Memorising wave patterns and route choices for score
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.