head to head
vs
Comix ZonevsPsyvariar 3
Comix Zone leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Psyvariar 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Comix ZonePsyvariar 3
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Psyvariar 3 leans harder on execution: Grazing bullets at the edge of death is pure twitch
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Psyvariar 3 leans harder on variance: Fixed patterns, memorizable once 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.