Building comparison
head to head
Earthworm Jim 2vsSonic Unleashed
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Earthworm Jim 2
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Sequel platformer that swaps genres per level but always tests the hands.
Sonic Unleashed
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Sonic alternates breakneck daytime boost stages with brawling night levels as the Werehog.
Earthworm Jim 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sonic Unleashed leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Earthworm Jim 2Sonic Unleashed
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Earthworm Jim 2
Varied set-piece levels demand precise control
Sonic Unleashed
Daytime boost stages demand reaction-speed precision
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Earthworm Jim 2
No adaptive opposition
Sonic Unleashed
Scripted enemies in both forms
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Earthworm Jim 2
Deterministic levels and gimmicks
Sonic Unleashed
First-run stage hazards arrive fast and unseen
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Earthworm Jim 2
Learning each surreal level's fixed solution
Sonic Unleashed
S-rank routes and Werehog combat upgrades are solvable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.