head to head
Batman: Arkham CityvsGolden Axe: The Revenge Of Death Adder
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Golden Axe: The Revenge Of Death Adder leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CityGolden Axe: The Revenge Of Death Adder
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Golden Axe: The Revenge Of Death Adder leans harder on execution: Crowd-control spacing and attack timing carry every credit
Reads1 vs 0
Batman: Arkham City leans harder on reads: Enemies scripted, not adaptive.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.

