head to head
vs
I Wanna Be the BoshyvsMetal Slug 3
I Wanna Be the Boshy leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Metal Slug 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
I Wanna Be the BoshyMetal Slug 3
Axis by axis
Execution10 vs 9
I Wanna Be the Boshy leans harder on execution: Frame-perfect jumps and dodges are the entire challenge
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.