head to head
vs
Box Boy! + Box Girl!vsOrcs Must Die! 2
Box Boy! + Box Girl! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Orcs Must Die! 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Box Boy! + Box Girl!Orcs Must Die! 2
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Orcs Must Die! 2 leans harder on execution: Co-op shooting and trap triggering
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Orcs Must Die! 2 leans harder on variance: Endless mode shuffles compositions slightly
Optimization8 vs 8
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.