head to head
vs
Duke Nukem 64vsWolfenstein: The New Order
Duke Nukem 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Wolfenstein: The New Order leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Duke Nukem 64Wolfenstein: The New Order
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Duke Nukem 64 leans harder on execution: Aim and movement against scripted aliens carry the campaign
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Duke Nukem 64 leans harder on optimization: Secrets, routes and weapon choices are learnable structure
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.