head to head
vs
Crash BandicootvsVirtua Cop
Crash Bandicoot leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Virtua Cop leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Crash BandicootVirtua Cop
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Virtua Cop leans harder on execution: Light-gun accuracy and reaction speed are everything
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Crash Bandicoot leans harder on optimization: Box routes and gem requirements are learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.