head to head
vs
Bust a GroovevsMax Payne 3
Bust a Groove leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Max Payne 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Bust a GrooveMax Payne 3
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Bust a Groove leans harder on reads: Attack timing against the rival adds light prediction
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Max Payne 3 leans harder on optimization: cover routing and painkiller management
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.