head to head
vs
Blue EstatevsEarthworm Jim 2
Blue Estate leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Earthworm Jim 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Blue EstateEarthworm Jim 2
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Blue Estate leans harder on execution: Aim accuracy under on-rails time pressure is the entire test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Earthworm Jim 2 leans harder on optimization: Learning each surreal level's fixed solution
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.