head to head
vs
Serious Sam: The First EncountervsUltratron
Serious Sam: The First Encounter leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ultratron leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Serious Sam: The First EncounterUltratron
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.
Variance2 vs 3
Ultratron leans harder on variance: Enemy spawns and power-up drops shuffle each level
Optimization4 vs 4
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.