head to head
vs
F-Zero XvsGalaga Legions DX
F-Zero X leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Galaga Legions DX leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
F-Zero XGalaga Legions DX
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
F-Zero X leans harder on reads: Rival AI is non-adaptive
Variance1 vs 2
Galaga Legions DX leans harder on variance: Some spawn timing variance but quickly learned and bounded
Optimization5 vs 5
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.