head to head
vs
High on LifevsRed Steel
High on Life leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Red Steel leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
High on LifeRed Steel
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Red Steel leans harder on execution: Wiimote aiming and sword swings are the whole physical test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
High on Life leans harder on optimization: Gun ability combos and exploration upgrades
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.