head to head
vs
Ratchet & Clank: Into the NexusvsTenchu Z
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tenchu Z leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Ratchet & Clank: Into the NexusTenchu Z
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus leans harder on execution: Aiming, strafing, and platforming under fire carry combat
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Tenchu Z leans harder on variance: Patrol routes are unknown only on first attempts
Optimization6 vs 6
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.