head to head
Metal: HellsingervsVirtua Cop
Metal: Hellsinger leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Virtua Cop leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Metal: HellsingerVirtua Cop
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Virtua Cop leans harder on execution: Light-gun accuracy and reaction speed are everything
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Metal: Hellsinger leans harder on optimization: weapon choice and streak management for scores
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

