head to head
vs
Helldivers 2vsMega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Saurian
Helldivers 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Saurian leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Helldivers 2Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Saurian
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Helldivers 2 leans harder on execution: Recoil, stratagem inputs, friendly-fire aim
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 5
Helldivers 2 leans harder on variance: Patrol spawns and modifiers shake missions
Optimization7 vs 7
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.