head to head
vs
Punch-Out!!vsSpider-Man: Web of Shadows
Punch-Out!! leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Spider-Man: Web of Shadows leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Punch-Out!!Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 6
Punch-Out!! leans harder on execution: precise dodge and punch timing
Reads0 vs 1
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows leans harder on reads: Symbiote hordes attack on fixed scripts
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Punch-Out!! leans harder on optimization: memorizing fixed opponent attack patterns
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.