head to head
vs
Comix ZonevsThunder Force II
Comix Zone leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Thunder Force II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Comix ZoneThunder Force II
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 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Thunder Force II leans harder on optimization: Weapon selection and route memorisation decide survival
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.