Building comparison
head to head
Shadow WarriorvsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Shadow Warrior
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Fast 90s shooter movement and aim through maze levels packed with secrets.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A classic arcade brawler sending the turtles through time to pummel Foot Clan waves.
Shadow Warrior leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Shadow WarriorTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
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.
Shadow Warrior
Build-engine speed, aim and movement carry every firefight
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
Throw timing, positioning, and boss dodges are the whole test.
Reads1 vs 1
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Shadow Warrior
Multiplayer existed but enemies are scripted spawns
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
Foot Soldiers run fixed scripts.
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Shadow Warrior
Secrets are fixed in place across playthroughs
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
Stages and waves are essentially fixed.
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Shadow Warrior
Level routes, keys and secret knowledge reward study
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
Wave layouts and boss patterns are fully memorisable.
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.
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