head to head
vs
SeaquestvsSerious Sam: The First Encounter
Seaquest leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Serious Sam: The First Encounter leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
SeaquestSerious Sam: The First Encounter
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Seaquest leans harder on variance: Enemy spawn timing has arcade randomness
Optimization5 vs 4
Seaquest leans harder on optimization: Managing oxygen surfacing and diver rescue is the system
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.