head to head
vs
Metal Slug 5vsThe House of the Dead 4
Metal Slug 5 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); The House of the Dead 4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Metal Slug 5The House of the Dead 4
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
The House of the Dead 4 leans harder on optimization: Learning spawn patterns and prioritizing targets is the meta
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.