head to head
vs
8 EyesvsDonkey Kong
8 Eyes leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Donkey Kong leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
8 EyesDonkey Kong
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Donkey Kong leans harder on execution: Frame-tight jumps over barrels under arcade pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
8 Eyes leans harder on variance: Correct castle order and boss weaknesses are hidden initially
Optimization6 vs 6
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.