head to head
vs
Ninja Senki DXvsSerious Sam: The First Encounter
Ninja Senki DX leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Serious Sam: The First Encounter leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Ninja Senki DXSerious Sam: The First Encounter
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Ninja Senki DX leans harder on execution: Precise jumps and shuriken timing carry every retro-hard stage
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Serious Sam: The First Encounter leans harder on variance: Enemy placement is consistent across runs; no hidden information
Optimization4 vs 4
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.