head to head
vs
Golden Axe IIvsSpider-Man
Golden Axe II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Spider-Man leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Golden Axe IISpider-Man
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Golden Axe II leans harder on variance: magic potion and enemy spawn randomness
Optimization3 vs 4
Spider-Man leans harder on optimization: Boss patterns and level routes are fully learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.