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Metal SlugvsSin and Punishment
Metal Slug leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sin and Punishment leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Metal SlugSin and Punishment
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Sin and Punishment leans harder on execution: Simultaneous aiming, dodging and melee at relentless pace
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Metal Slug leans harder on optimization: One-credit clears come from memorising routes and spawn patterns
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.