head to head
vs
Alien SwarmvsRed Dead Redemption
Alien Swarm leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Red Dead Redemption leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Alien SwarmRed Dead Redemption
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Red Dead Redemption leans harder on reads: Multiplayer skirmishes add light human prediction
Variance3 vs 2
Alien Swarm leans harder on variance: Spawn timing varies modestly
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.