head to head
vs
Ninja Senki DXvsVVVVVV
Ninja Senki DX leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); VVVVVV leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Ninja Senki DXVVVVVV
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 Senki DX leans harder on variance: Enemy spawns are fixed, nothing random to map
Optimization4 vs 3
Ninja Senki DX leans harder on optimization: Memorizing layouts and routing helps but hands decide
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.