head to head
vs
Comix ZonevsGraceful Explosion Machine
Comix Zone leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Graceful Explosion Machine leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Comix ZoneGraceful Explosion Machine
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Graceful Explosion Machine leans harder on variance: Spawn waves are fixed once a level is learned
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.