head to head
vs
Rolling Thunder 2vsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
Rolling Thunder 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Rolling Thunder 2Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Rolling Thunder 2 leans harder on execution: Precise shooting, cover-jumping and timing carry every stage
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Rolling Thunder 2 leans harder on variance: Enemy appearances are fixed once memorized
Optimization5 vs 5
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.