head to head
vs
Metal SlugvsP.N.03
Metal Slug leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); P.N.03 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Metal SlugP.N.03
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
P.N.03 leans harder on reads: Robotic enemies follow fixed patterns
Variance1 vs 2
P.N.03 leans harder on variance: Little randomness in encounters
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.