head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsShadow of Rome
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shadow of Rome leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CityShadow of Rome
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Shadow of Rome leans harder on execution: Weapon timing, crowd-pleasing combos and dismemberment need real hands
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
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.