head to head
vs
Burn Zombie Burn!vsGolden Axe
Burn Zombie Burn! leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Golden Axe leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Burn Zombie Burn!Golden Axe
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Golden Axe leans harder on reads: Enemies are scripted; only co-op adds human texture
Variance3 vs 2
Burn Zombie Burn! leans harder on variance: Spawn mixes and pickup drops vary per session
Optimization5 vs 5
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.