head to head
vs
Aztec ChallengevsNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Aztec Challenge leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Aztec ChallengeNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Aztec Challenge leans harder on execution: Reacting to spears, traps and pits with precise timing wins
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Aztec Challenge leans harder on variance: Some randomness in projectile timing
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.