head to head
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.

Execution · Pure Mechanics
A classic side-scrolling brawler focused on tight combat execution.

Execution · Pure Mechanics
A classic beat-em-up demanding execution against scripted enemy waves.
Final Fight 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Final Fight 3
beat-em-up combo and dodge execution
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
beat-em-up timing and enemy juggling
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Final Fight 3
enemies use fixed scripted aggression
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
enemies run simple fixed scripts
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Final Fight 3
minor enemy spawn randomness
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
minor enemy spawn randomness
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Final Fight 3
character choice and combo-route optimization
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
character choice and route memorization
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.
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Final Fight 3 →
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project →