head to head
vs
Streets of RagevsThe Guardian Legend
Streets of Rage leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Guardian Legend leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Streets of RageThe Guardian Legend
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
The Guardian Legend leans harder on variance: Modest drop randomness
Optimization5 vs 5
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.