head to head
vs
Michael Jackson: The ExperiencevsShank
Michael Jackson: The Experience leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Shank leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Michael Jackson: The ExperienceShank
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Shank leans harder on variance: Hand-built levels with no randomness
Optimization2 vs 3
Shank leans harder on optimization: Weapon-swap combo routing rewards some lab work
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.