head to head
vs
Final FightvsTiny Troopers: Joint Ops
Final Fight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Final FightTiny Troopers: Joint Ops
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops leans harder on reads: Enemies follow scripted spawns, not adapting
Variance2 vs 3
Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops leans harder on variance: Enemy waves and drops add some randomness
Optimization5 vs 5
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.