head to head
vs
Balloon FightvsTime Crisis II
Balloon Fight leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Time Crisis II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Balloon FightTime Crisis II
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Time Crisis II leans harder on execution: precise light-gun aim and cover timing
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Balloon Fight leans harder on variance: Enemy drift and lightning add arcade randomness
Optimization3 vs 3
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.