head to head
vs
DarksidersvsZombies Ate My Neighbors
Darksiders leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Zombies Ate My Neighbors leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
DarksidersZombies Ate My Neighbors
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Zombies Ate My Neighbors leans harder on variance: Victim placement varies slightly per level
Optimization6 vs 5
Darksiders leans harder on optimization: Zelda-style dungeons and upgrade routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.