head to head
vs
Bust-a-Move 4vsLovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Bust-a-Move 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Bust-a-Move 4Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Bust-a-Move 4 leans harder on reads: Versus mode allows mild human pressure timing
Variance3 vs 4
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime leans harder on variance: Enemy waves and power-up drops introduce meaningful randomness
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.