head to head
vs
Devil's ThirdvsTMNT: Shredder's Revenge
Devil's Third leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); TMNT: Shredder's Revenge leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Devil's ThirdTMNT: Shredder's Revenge
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Devil's Third leans harder on execution: Blending gunplay and melee timing is the action core
Reads4 vs 2
Devil's Third leans harder on reads: Multiplayer rewards predicting human opponents' moves
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
TMNT: Shredder's Revenge leans harder on optimization: Character unlocks, DX move mastery, and score routing reward knowledge
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.