head to head
vs
Gauntlet: Slayer EditionvsPokemon Ranger
Gauntlet: Slayer Edition leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Pokemon Ranger leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Gauntlet: Slayer EditionPokemon Ranger
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Pokemon Ranger leans harder on execution: Circling Pokemon with the stylus without breaking the loop
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Gauntlet: Slayer Edition leans harder on variance: Spawner placement and pickups vary modestly.
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.