head to head
vs
Star Wars Episode I: RacervsThe House of the Dead 4
Star Wars Episode I: Racer leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); The House of the Dead 4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Star Wars Episode I: RacerThe House of the Dead 4
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
The House of the Dead 4 leans harder on variance: Spawn order is fixed once memorized
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.