head to head
vs
Dr. MariovsSerious Sam's Bogus Detour
Dr. Mario leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Serious Sam's Bogus Detour leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Dr. MarioSerious Sam's Bogus Detour
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Serious Sam's Bogus Detour leans harder on execution: Top-down aiming and crowd-dodging are the lead
Reads1 vs 2
Serious Sam's Bogus Detour leans harder on reads: Enemy hordes follow scripted rushes, not adaptive
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.