head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsThe Legend of Zelda: Four Swords - Anniversary Edition
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords - Anniversary Edition leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CityThe Legend of Zelda: Four Swords - Anniversary Edition
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords - Anniversary Edition leans harder on variance: force gem and item spawn randomness
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.