head to head
vs
Halo: Combat Evolved AnniversaryvsSerious Sam: Next Encounter
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Serious Sam: Next Encounter leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Halo: Combat Evolved AnniversarySerious Sam: Next Encounter
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary leans harder on variance: enemy spawns and drops vary
Optimization5 vs 4
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary leans harder on optimization: weapon sandbox and routes are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.