head to head
vs
Mega Man 2vsMetal Slug X
Mega Man 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Metal Slug X leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mega Man 2Metal Slug X
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.