head to head
vs
Doom II: Hell on EarthvsHotline Miami
Doom II: Hell on Earth leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Hotline Miami leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Doom II: Hell on EarthHotline Miami
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 2
Doom II: Hell on Earth leans harder on variance: Ambush placements are hidden until triggered on first run
Optimization5 vs 6
Hotline Miami leans harder on optimization: Route planning and mask choice per floor
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.