head to head
vs
DuckTales: RemasteredvsMonsters vs. Aliens
DuckTales: Remastered leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Monsters vs. Aliens leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DuckTales: RemasteredMonsters vs. Aliens
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Monsters vs. Aliens leans harder on reads: Enemies follow scripts, never adapting to you
Variance1 vs 2
Monsters vs. Aliens leans harder on variance: Little randomness in fixed level design
Optimization3 vs 3
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.