head to head
vs
Mr. ShiftyvsStreets of Rage
Mr. Shifty leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Streets of Rage leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mr. ShiftyStreets of Rage
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Mr. Shifty leans harder on execution: One-hit-death teleport brawling demands fast precise hands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.