head to head
vs
Castlevania II: Simon's QuestvsSid Meier's Pirates!
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Sid Meier's Pirates! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Castlevania II: Simon's QuestSid Meier's Pirates!
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
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.