head to head
vs
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of DoomvsVVVVVV
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); VVVVVV leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of DoomVVVVVV
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom leans harder on variance: minor enemy placement randomness
Optimization3 vs 3
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.