head to head
vs
Dead Nation: Apocalypse EditionvsMarvel's Spider-Man Remastered
Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dead Nation: Apocalypse EditionMarvel's Spider-Man Remastered
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition leans harder on execution: Aiming and kiting dense zombie swarms is the core test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition leans harder on variance: Spawns vary slightly between runs
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.