head to head
vs
Crash BandicootvsTouhou Luna Nights
Crash Bandicoot leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Touhou Luna Nights leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Crash BandicootTouhou Luna Nights
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Touhou Luna Nights leans harder on reads: Boss patterns are fully scripted danmaku
Variance1 vs 1
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.