head to head
vs
Doom II: Hell on EarthvsTempest 4000
Doom II: Hell on Earth leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tempest 4000 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Doom II: Hell on EarthTempest 4000
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Tempest 4000 leans harder on execution: Rapid-fire reflexes and tube movement decide survival
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Doom II: Hell on Earth leans harder on optimization: Learning enemy placement and resource routes reduces every encounter
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.