head to head
vs
PeakvsShooting Stars!
Peak leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shooting Stars! leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
PeakShooting Stars!
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Shooting Stars! leans harder on execution: Bullet-hell dodging and aiming is the core skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Shooting Stars! leans harder on variance: Randomized item drops shift each run heavily
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.