head to head
vs
Crash BandicootvseXceed 2nd: Vampire REX
Crash Bandicoot leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); eXceed 2nd: Vampire REX leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Crash BandicooteXceed 2nd: Vampire REX
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
eXceed 2nd: Vampire REX leans harder on execution: Dodging dense bullet patterns at speed is the entire test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
eXceed 2nd: Vampire REX leans harder on variance: Patterns are deterministic and memorisable, little true 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.