head to head
vs
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja MastervsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja MasterTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master leans harder on execution: precise ninja platforming and slash timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.