head to head
vs
Cybernoid: The Fighting MachinevsHalf-Life
Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Half-Life leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Cybernoid: The Fighting MachineHalf-Life
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine leans harder on execution: Inertia-heavy flying through bullet-dense screens punishes any slip
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Half-Life leans harder on variance: Set pieces surprise only on first run
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.