head to head
vs
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max PaynevsSerious Sam: The Second Encounter
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Serious Sam: The Second Encounter leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max PayneSerious Sam: The Second Encounter
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter leans harder on variance: Wave compositions memorised after one run
Optimization5 vs 6
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter leans harder on optimization: Prioritising targets and managing arenas is solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.