head to head
vs
Double Dragon III: The Sacred StonesvsSonic Unleashed
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Sonic Unleashed leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Double Dragon III: The Sacred StonesSonic Unleashed
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
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.
Optimization4 vs 5
Sonic Unleashed leans harder on optimization: S-rank routes and Werehog combat upgrades are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.