head to head
vs
Comix ZonevsHammerfight
Comix Zone leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Hammerfight leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Comix ZoneHammerfight
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
Hammerfight leans harder on variance: Physics chaos makes individual clashes noisy
Optimization5 vs 4
Comix Zone leans harder on optimization: Panel routes and item use are memorizable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.