head to head
vs
Comix ZonevsNinja Gaiden: Ragebound
Comix Zone leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Comix ZoneNinja Gaiden: Ragebound
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 0
Comix Zone leans harder on variance: Everything is placed and scripted
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.