head to head
vs
Pocky & RockyvsStar Fox
Pocky & Rocky leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Star Fox leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Pocky & RockyStar Fox
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Pocky & Rocky leans harder on execution: Dodging dense bullet patterns while aiming is everything
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Star Fox leans harder on optimization: Memorising wave patterns and route choices for score
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.