head to head
vs
Castle CrashersvsStreets of Rage 4
Castle Crashers leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Streets of Rage 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Castle CrashersStreets of Rage 4
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Streets of Rage 4 leans harder on execution: Precise combo strings, parry timing, and star-move usage are decisive
Reads3 vs 2
Castle Crashers leans harder on reads: PvP arenas add light human-opponent reads
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.