head to head
vs
After Burner IIvsGuitar Hero II
After Burner II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Guitar Hero II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
After Burner IIGuitar Hero II
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Guitar Hero II leans harder on execution: Harder charts, hammer-ons, and three-note chords
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
After Burner II leans harder on variance: minimal randomness in enemy patterns
Optimization2 vs 2
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.