head to head
vs
Katana ZEROvsWonder Boy in Monster Land
Katana ZERO leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Wonder Boy in Monster Land leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Katana ZEROWonder Boy in Monster Land
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Katana ZERO leans harder on execution: One-hit-death slashing and deflects demand precision
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Wonder Boy in Monster Land leans harder on variance: Hidden coin spots and secrets until memorized
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.