head to head
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
Compile's mecha vertical shmup for the Genesis, famed for speed and configurable option pods.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
A classic frenetic shooter that rewards fast reflexes and mastering enemy patterns.
M.U.S.H.A. leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Ultimate Doom leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
M.U.S.H.A.
Fast vertical dodging through dense fire tests the hands.
The Ultimate Doom
twitch aim and movement drive combat
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
M.U.S.H.A.
Enemies follow fixed choreography.
The Ultimate Doom
fixed demon patterns, no adaptation
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
M.U.S.H.A.
Stages are fixed and memorisable.
The Ultimate Doom
minor spawn and drop randomness
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
M.U.S.H.A.
Option formations and weapon choice reward system mastery.
The Ultimate Doom
weapon routing and glory-kill loops solvable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.