head to head
vs
Golden AxevsMad Dog McCree
Golden Axe leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mad Dog McCree leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Golden AxeMad Dog McCree
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Mad Dog McCree leans harder on execution: Quick-draw lightgun accuracy under strict timers
Reads1 vs 0
Golden Axe leans harder on reads: Enemies are scripted; only co-op adds human texture
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.