head to head
vs
Aliens vs. PredatorvsSaint Seiya: The Sanctuary
Aliens vs. Predator leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Saint Seiya: The Sanctuary leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Aliens vs. PredatorSaint Seiya: The Sanctuary
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 3
Saint Seiya: The Sanctuary leans harder on reads: Versus mode adds some human prediction; story AI is scripted
Variance2 vs 1
Aliens vs. Predator leans harder on variance: enemy spawns and drops vary
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.