head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsThe Death and Return of Superman
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Death and Return of Superman leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CityThe Death and Return of Superman
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
The Death and Return of Superman leans harder on execution: Beat-em-up punch timing and crowd control carry every level
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Batman: Arkham City leans harder on optimization: Gadget combos and challenge maps learnable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.