head to head
vs
F-ZerovsNinja Senki DX
F-Zero leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ninja Senki DX leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
F-ZeroNinja Senki DX
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Ninja Senki DX leans harder on execution: Precise jumps and shuriken timing carry every retro-hard stage
Reads1 vs 0
F-Zero leans harder on reads: AI racers don't adapt
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.