Building comparison
head to head
Katana ZEROvsStar Soldier
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Katana ZERO
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A neo-noir one-hit-kill action platformer about planning and replaying perfect assassinations.
Star Soldier
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Twitch dodging and shooting over fully memorisable enemy wave patterns.
Katana ZERO leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Star Soldier leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Katana ZEROStar Soldier
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Katana ZERO
One-hit-death slashing and deflects demand precision
Star Soldier
Dodging dense fire and rapid shooting carry every run
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Katana ZERO
Enemies follow fixed placements and behaviours
Star Soldier
Enemy waves are identical scripted formations
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Katana ZERO
Rooms are identical on every attempt
Star Soldier
Nothing random once spawn patterns are learned
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Katana ZERO
Planning the perfect room-clear sequence
Star Soldier
Memorising waves and power-up routes defines high scores
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.