head to head
vs
Castlevania: Symphony of the NightvsRatchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Castlevania: Symphony of the NightRatchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal leans harder on execution: Faster combat demanding strafing and aim precision.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.