head to head
vs
Gradius: The Interstellar AssaultvsHotline Miami
Gradius: The Interstellar Assault leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Hotline Miami leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Gradius: The Interstellar AssaultHotline Miami
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Hotline Miami leans harder on variance: Slight enemy behavior wobble between restarts
Optimization6 vs 6
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.