head to head
vs
Commandos: Behind Enemy LinesvsWhere's My Water?
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Where's My Water? leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Commandos: Behind Enemy LinesWhere's My Water?
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines leans harder on execution: Timing guard windows takes precise clicks
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines leans harder on optimization: Each mission is a solvable stealth puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.