head to head
vs
Clash at DemonheadvsMega Man 2
Clash at Demonhead leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mega Man 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Clash at DemonheadMega Man 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Mega Man 2 leans harder on execution: precise jumps and boss dodges under pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Clash at Demonhead leans harder on variance: Route layouts are scripted-but-unknown on first exploration
Optimization6 vs 6
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.