head to head
vs
Runner3vsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Runner3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Runner3Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Runner3 leans harder on execution: Rhythm-locked jumps and slides demand frame-tight timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project leans harder on variance: minor enemy spawn randomness
Optimization3 vs 3
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.