head to head
vs
Alice: Madness ReturnsvsDonkey Kong Jr. Math
Alice: Madness Returns leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Donkey Kong Jr. Math leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Alice: Madness ReturnsDonkey Kong Jr. Math
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Alice: Madness Returns leans harder on execution: Float-platforming and weapon-switch combat ask moderate precision
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Alice: Madness Returns leans harder on variance: Hidden collectibles are one-time discoveries
Optimization5 vs 5
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.