head to head
vs
Heretic IIvsMarvel's Spider-Man 2
Heretic II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Marvel's Spider-Man 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Heretic IIMarvel's Spider-Man 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Heretic II leans harder on variance: Level layouts are unknown only until explored
Optimization5 vs 5
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.