head to head
vs
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max PaynevsSalamander
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Salamander leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max PayneSalamander
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Salamander leans harder on execution: Bullet weaving and terrain dodging at arcade pace
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Salamander leans harder on optimization: Memorising stage layouts and power-up routes is survival
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.