head to head
vs
Doom II: Hell on EarthvsGalaga '88
Doom II: Hell on Earth leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Galaga '88 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Doom II: Hell on EarthGalaga '88
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.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.