head to head
vs
Naruto: Ninja Council 3vsTMNT: Shredder's Revenge
Naruto: Ninja Council 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); TMNT: Shredder's Revenge leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Naruto: Ninja Council 3TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
TMNT: Shredder's Revenge leans harder on optimization: Character unlocks, DX move mastery, and score routing reward knowledge
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.