head to head
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm AlienvsGuitar Hero II
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Guitar Hero II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm AlienGuitar 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.
Optimization3 vs 2
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien leans harder on optimization: Memorising layouts helps but execution still gates clears
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

