head to head
vs
Metal WarriorsvsStrider (2014)
Metal Warriors leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Strider (2014) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Metal WarriorsStrider (2014)
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Metal Warriors leans harder on reads: Versus mode adds light human prediction; campaign is scripted
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Strider (2014) leans harder on optimization: Upgrade routing and boss pattern learning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.