head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsInfinity Blade
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Infinity Blade leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CityInfinity Blade
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Infinity Blade leans harder on execution: Swipe parries and dodges demand precise 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.