head to head
vs
Battle CityvsGuacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Battle City leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Battle CityGuacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Battle City leans harder on variance: Spawn order and power-ups add mild randomness per stage
Optimization4 vs 4
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.