head to head
vs
Dragon HillsvsGolden Axe II
Dragon Hills leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Golden Axe II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Dragon HillsGolden Axe II
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Golden Axe II leans harder on execution: melee combo and dodge timing vs enemies
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Dragon Hills leans harder on variance: random terrain and enemy generation
Optimization3 vs 3
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.