head to head
vs
Duck HuntvsHogan's Alley
Duck Hunt leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Hogan's Alley leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Duck HuntHogan's Alley
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Hogan's Alley leans harder on execution: Pure light-gun aim and reaction speed
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization1 vs 2
Hogan's Alley leans harder on optimization: Little to plan beyond gangster-vs-civilian recognition
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.