Building comparison
head to head
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max PaynevsStar Fox
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Tighter, sadder sequel that perfects the slow-motion noir gunfight.
Star Fox
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A rail shooter testing reflex execution against fully memorisable enemy waves.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Star Fox leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max PayneStar Fox
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
refined bullet-time gunplay and physics kills
Star Fox
Dodging, shooting and barrel rolls on rails demand reflexes
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
fully scripted opposition
Star Fox
Every enemy wave is a fixed scripted pattern
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
deterministic encounters
Star Fox
Routes and spawns are deterministic per path
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
bullet-time meter management and routing
Star Fox
Memorising wave patterns and route choices for score
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.