head to head
vs
Enter the MatrixvsSamurai Warriors
Enter the Matrix leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Samurai Warriors leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Enter the MatrixSamurai Warriors
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Enter the Matrix leans harder on execution: Bullet-time gunplay and kung-fu combos
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Samurai Warriors leans harder on optimization: Skill points, weapon farming, and mission branching reward system play
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.