head to head
vs
Guitar Hero 5vsPaRappa the Rapper
Guitar Hero 5 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); PaRappa the Rapper leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Guitar Hero 5PaRappa the Rapper
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.
Variance0 vs 1
PaRappa the Rapper leans harder on variance: Songs are fixed sequences
Optimization4 vs 3
Guitar Hero 5 leans harder on optimization: Star power routing and band score strategy
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.