head to head
vs
Doom II: Hell on EarthvsGeometry Wars: Galaxies
Doom II: Hell on Earth leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Geometry Wars: Galaxies leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Doom II: Hell on EarthGeometry Wars: Galaxies
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Geometry Wars: Galaxies leans harder on execution: Twin-stick dodging in swarming chaos is nearly the whole game
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Doom II: Hell on Earth leans harder on variance: Ambush placements are hidden until triggered on first run
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.