head to head
vs
Aliens vs. PredatorvsDead to Rights II
Aliens vs. Predator leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Dead to Rights II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Aliens vs. PredatorDead to Rights II
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Dead to Rights II leans harder on execution: Gunplay aiming, dodging and slow-mo timing carry combat
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Dead to Rights II leans harder on variance: Drops and enemy spawns add bounded randomness
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.