head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsSengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CitySengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes
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 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes leans harder on optimization: Route choices on campaign map, gem builds
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.