head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsHeavenly Sword
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Heavenly Sword leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CityHeavenly Sword
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Heavenly Sword leans harder on execution: Stance switching, counters, and combo timing
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.