head to head
vs
Another Crab's TreasurevsSuper Metroid
Another Crab's Treasure leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Metroid leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Another Crab's TreasureSuper Metroid
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Another Crab's Treasure leans harder on reads: Bosses are scripted, not adaptive
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.