head to head
vs
DoDonPachivsGhosts 'n Goblins
DoDonPachi leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ghosts 'n Goblins leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DoDonPachiGhosts 'n Goblins
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
DoDonPachi leans harder on optimization: Chain meter routing defines high-level play entirely
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.