head to head
vs
Insaniquarium! DeluxevsSWAT 4
Insaniquarium! Deluxe leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); SWAT 4 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Insaniquarium! DeluxeSWAT 4
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
SWAT 4 leans harder on execution: precise aim and careful movement required
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
SWAT 4 leans harder on optimization: tactics and equipment loadouts 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.