head to head
vs
Midnight Fight ExpressvsSonic Unleashed
Midnight Fight Express leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Sonic Unleashed leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Midnight Fight ExpressSonic Unleashed
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Midnight Fight Express leans harder on execution: Crowd-control timing, counters and weapon juggling carry levels
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Sonic Unleashed leans harder on optimization: S-rank routes and Werehog combat upgrades are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.