head to head
vs
Comix ZonevsThe House of the Dead: Remake
Comix Zone leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); The House of the Dead: Remake leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Comix ZoneThe House of the Dead: Remake
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
The House of the Dead: Remake leans harder on variance: Branching paths and item spots are quickly mapped
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.