head to head
vs
Band HerovsGuitar Hero II
Band Hero leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Guitar Hero II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Band HeroGuitar 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.
Variance0 vs 0
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.