head to head
vs
Max Payne 3vsTime Crisis 4
Max Payne 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Time Crisis 4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Max Payne 3Time Crisis 4
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Time Crisis 4 leans harder on execution: Snap aim and cover-pedal timing decide every section
Reads1 vs 0
Max Payne 3 leans harder on reads: campaign scripted; vestigial multiplayer adds little
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.