head to head
vs
Double Dragon IVvsGod of War III
Double Dragon IV leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); God of War III leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Double Dragon IVGod of War III
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
God of War III leans harder on execution: Combo execution and QTE timing carry combat.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Double Dragon IV leans harder on optimization: Learning enemy patterns and move utility is the progression
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.