head to head
vs
Golden Axe IIvsTest Drive
Golden Axe II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Test Drive leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Golden Axe IITest Drive
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Test Drive leans harder on execution: Manual shifting and cliff-edge lane weaving punish slow hands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 2
Golden Axe II leans harder on optimization: character and beast-mount choice optimization
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.