head to head
vs
American GladiatorsvsHalf-Life: Alyx
American Gladiators leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Half-Life: Alyx leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
American GladiatorsHalf-Life: Alyx
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
American Gladiators leans harder on reads: Opponents are scripted, minimal prediction
Variance3 vs 2
American Gladiators leans harder on variance: Some event outcomes carry randomness
Optimization3 vs 3
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.