head to head
vs
Captain Toad: Treasure TrackervsDefense Grid 2
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Defense Grid 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Captain Toad: Treasure TrackerDefense Grid 2
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker leans harder on execution: Gentle navigation, no jumping, light timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Defense Grid 2 leans harder on optimization: Maze routing and tower economy are a solvable puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.