head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsGolden Axe
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Golden Axe leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CityGolden Axe
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Golden Axe leans harder on execution: Spacing, throws, and mount control under arcade pressure
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Golden Axe leans harder on variance: Enemy mixes vary little between credits
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.