head to head
vs
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's EdgevsSuper Castlevania IV
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Castlevania IV leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's EdgeSuper Castlevania IV
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge leans harder on execution: Steel-on-bone counters still demand sharp hands
Reads1 vs 0
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge leans harder on reads: Scripted enemy waves
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.