Building comparison
head to head
Sonic UnleashedvsSuper Castlevania IV
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Sonic Unleashed
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Sonic alternates breakneck daytime boost stages with brawling night levels as the Werehog.
Super Castlevania IV
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Simon Belmont's SNES remake-quest with a multidirectional whip and a moody trek to Dracula.
Sonic Unleashed leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Castlevania IV leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Sonic UnleashedSuper Castlevania IV
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 Unleashed
Daytime boost stages demand reaction-speed precision
Super Castlevania IV
Eight-way whip control and stair commitment test precision
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 Unleashed
Scripted enemies in both forms
Super Castlevania IV
Classic scripted monster patterns
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 Unleashed
First-run stage hazards arrive fast and unseen
Super Castlevania IV
Hidden wall meat, fixed locations
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 Unleashed
S-rank routes and Werehog combat upgrades are solvable
Super Castlevania IV
Subweapon choice and boss pattern study
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.