head to head
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
A Saturn rail shooter where memorizing choreographed waves and routes evolves your dragon.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
Momentum-driven execution over fixed levels rewarding memorised routes.
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sonic the Hedgehog 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
Multi-directional lock-on aiming on rails tests the hands.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Holding speed through fixed hazards demands sharp reactions
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
Enemy waves are fully choreographed.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Badniks and bosses repeat identical scripts
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
Runs are deterministic once memorized.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Levels never change between runs
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
Route branches and dragon evolution reward memorized play.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Route choice and emerald collection reward memorised play
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.