head to head
vs
Duck HuntvsTimberman
Duck Hunt leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Timberman leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Duck HuntTimberman
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Timberman leans harder on execution: Tap-speed and side-switching accuracy under a timer is everything
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Duck Hunt leans harder on variance: Flight paths vary a little
Optimization1 vs 1
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.