head to head
vs
Jamestown+vsSuper Contra
Jamestown+ leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Contra leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Jamestown+Super Contra
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Super Contra leans harder on execution: One-hit deaths demand precise dodging and constant accurate fire
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Jamestown+ leans harder on variance: Some randomised enemy sub-patterns appear at higher legends difficulty
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.