head to head
vs
R-Type Final 2vsTomb Raider
R-Type Final 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tomb Raider leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
R-Type Final 2Tomb Raider
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 5
R-Type Final 2 leans harder on execution: Force pod positioning and tight corridor navigation demand precision
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
R-Type Final 2 leans harder on optimization: Force pod attachment strategy and ship selection are deeply solvable systems
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.