head to head
vs
Galaga: Demons of DeathvsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Galaga: Demons of Death leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Galaga: Demons of DeathTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Galaga: Demons of Death leans harder on execution: precise aim and dodging in fixed shooter
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Galaga: Demons of Death leans harder on variance: enemy pattern and drop randomness
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.