head to head
vs
Streets of Rage 4vsSuper Trench Attack!
Streets of Rage 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Trench Attack! leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Streets of Rage 4Super Trench Attack!
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Super Trench Attack! leans harder on variance: Enemy spawns add modest unpredictability
Optimization5 vs 4
Streets of Rage 4 leans harder on optimization: Character selection, route sequencing, and score management reward study
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.