head to head
vs
CupheadvsHotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Cuphead leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
CupheadHotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number leans harder on variance: Enemy wander adds restart-to-restart noise
Optimization6 vs 6
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.