head to head
vs
Dead Rising 2: Case ZerovsMad Max
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Mad Max leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dead Rising 2: Case ZeroMad Max
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero leans harder on variance: Item and survivor locations are unknown on first run
Optimization6 vs 5
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero leans harder on optimization: Routing the timed clock and combo weapons is the test
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.