head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsSakura Wars
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sakura Wars leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CitySakura Wars
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Batman: Arkham City leans harder on reads: Enemies scripted, not adaptive.
Variance1 vs 2
Sakura Wars leans harder on variance: Story outcomes hinge on choices, not randomness
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.