Building comparison
head to head
Comix ZonevsSilk Worm
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Comix Zone
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Comic-panel beat 'em up notorious for punishing health drain and tough fights.
Silk Worm
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Classic shmup reflexes over memorised wave patterns.
Comix Zone leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Silk Worm leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Comix ZoneSilk Worm
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Comix Zone
Brutal one-life brawling demands clean play
Silk Worm
Weaving fire as helicopter or jeep is raw reflex
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Comix Zone
Enemies follow fixed attack scripts
Silk Worm
Enemy waves never adapt
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Comix Zone
Everything is placed and scripted
Silk Worm
Goose helicopter timing varies slightly with kills
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Comix Zone
Panel routes and item use are memorizable
Silk Worm
Memorising wave patterns and power-up timing extends credits
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.