head to head
vs
Marvel's Spider-ManvsThe Death and Return of Superman
Marvel's Spider-Man leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Death and Return of Superman leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Marvel's Spider-ManThe Death and Return of Superman
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
The Death and Return of Superman leans harder on execution: Beat-em-up punch timing and crowd control carry every level
Reads0 vs 1
The Death and Return of Superman leans harder on reads: Enemies follow fixed attack scripts, never adapting
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.