head to head
vs
Alien: IsolationvsMario Party DS
Alien: Isolation leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Mario Party DS leans Variance (Pure Chaos).
Alien: IsolationMario Party DS
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Mario Party DS leans harder on execution: Touch and mic minigames test handheld dexterity.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 8
Mario Party DS leans harder on variance: Dice and hex RNG dominate the tiny boards.
Optimization5 vs 3
Alien: Isolation leans harder on optimization: Resource crafting and route planning help survive
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.