head to head
vs
Mega TurricanvsSunset Riders
Mega Turrican leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Sunset Riders leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Mega TurricanSunset Riders
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Mega Turrican leans harder on reads: Enemies follow scripted patterns, not adaptive
Variance2 vs 1
Mega Turrican leans harder on variance: Fixed levels with little randomness once learned
Optimization4 vs 4
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.