head to head
vs
Guitar Hero: Van HalenvsRock Band 2
Guitar Hero: Van Halen leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Rock Band 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Guitar Hero: Van HalenRock Band 2
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Guitar Hero: Van Halen leans harder on execution: Eddie's solos demand near-perfect finger speed and accuracy
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 0
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Rock Band 2 leans harder on optimization: Overdrive activation paths decide leaderboard scores
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.