head to head
vs
Duck HuntvsFruit Ninja
Duck Hunt leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Fruit Ninja leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Duck HuntFruit Ninja
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.
Variance2 vs 3
Fruit Ninja leans harder on variance: Random fruit and bomb spawns
Optimization1 vs 2
Fruit Ninja leans harder on optimization: Combo and crit systems are shallow but real
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.