head to head
vs
Gitaroo Man Lives!vsGuitar Hero II
Gitaroo Man Lives! leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Guitar Hero II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Gitaroo Man Lives!Guitar Hero II
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Gitaroo Man Lives! leans harder on variance: Note patterns are deterministic once learned
Optimization3 vs 2
Gitaroo Man Lives! leans harder on optimization: Memorizing song charts improves scores modestly
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.