head to head
vs
A Bug's LifevsSuper Mario Galaxy
A Bug's Life leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario Galaxy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
A Bug's LifeSuper Mario Galaxy
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Super Mario Galaxy leans harder on execution: Gravity-bending jumps need timing, though forgiving by Mario standards
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Super Mario Galaxy leans harder on optimization: Star routes and comet challenges reward learned solutions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.