head to head
AudiosurfvsPatapon 2
Audiosurf leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Patapon 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
AudiosurfPatapon 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Patapon 2 leans harder on execution: rhythm-timing input drives all actions
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Patapon 2 leans harder on optimization: unit composition and item-fusion strategy
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

