head to head
vs
Metal Slug 5vsTrack & Field II
Metal Slug 5 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Track & Field II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Metal Slug 5Track & Field II
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 1
Metal Slug 5 leans harder on variance: minor drop and spawn randomness
Optimization3 vs 2
Metal Slug 5 leans harder on optimization: weapon pickup and route memorization
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.