head to head
vs
Golden Axe IIvsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
Golden Axe II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Golden Axe IITeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Golden Axe II leans harder on variance: magic potion and enemy spawn randomness
Optimization3 vs 4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game leans harder on optimization: Learning safe spots and boss patterns is the progression
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.