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Streets of Rage 4vsThe Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge
Streets of Rage 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Streets of Rage 4The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Streets of Rage 4 leans harder on reads: Enemies use scripted attack patterns; no adaptive opponent
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.