head to head
vs
Metal SlugvsTrials 2: Second Edition
Metal Slug leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Trials 2: Second Edition leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Metal SlugTrials 2: Second Edition
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Trials 2: Second Edition leans harder on execution: Perfect throttle-and-lean inputs would trivialise every physics obstacle
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.