Building comparison
head to head
Sonic the Hedgehog 3vsTarget Earth
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Momentum-driven execution over fixed levels rewarding memorised routes.
Target Earth
Execution · Practiced Mastery
An unforgiving Genesis mech shooter of memorised stages executed under fire.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Target Earth leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Sonic the Hedgehog 3Target Earth
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.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Holding speed through fixed hazards demands sharp reactions
Target Earth
Brutal mech run-and-gun demands precise jumps and shots
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Badniks and bosses repeat identical scripts
Target Earth
Enemy robots attack in fixed waves
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Levels never change between runs
Target Earth
Stage events are scripted and memorisable
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Route choice and emerald collection reward memorised play
Target Earth
Loadout selection and learned stage routes decide survival
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.