head to head
vs
Metro 2033vsSpore Hero
Metro 2033 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Spore Hero leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Metro 2033Spore Hero
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Metro 2033 leans harder on execution: scarce-ammo gunfights punish sloppy aim
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Metro 2033 leans harder on variance: hidden moral points and supplies first run
Optimization5 vs 5
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.