head to head
vs
Super Castlevania IVvsThe Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Super Castlevania IV leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Super Castlevania IVThe Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile leans harder on execution: Relentless combo chaining and dodge cancels define survival
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Super Castlevania IV leans harder on optimization: Subweapon choice and boss pattern 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.