head to head
vs
Ape Academy 2vsMario Party DS
Ape Academy 2 leans Reads (Bluff & Deduction); Mario Party DS leans Variance (Pure Chaos).
Ape Academy 2Mario Party DS
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 2
Ape Academy 2 leans harder on reads: Rock-paper-scissors card duels reward predicting opponents
Variance5 vs 8
Mario Party DS leans harder on variance: Dice and hex RNG dominate the tiny boards.
Optimization3 vs 3
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.