head to head
vs
Castlevania: Legacy of DarknessvsNew Super Mario Bros.
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); New Super Mario Bros. leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Castlevania: Legacy of DarknessNew Super Mario Bros.
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.