head to head
vs
Chameleon RunvsCrash Bandicoot
Chameleon Run leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Crash Bandicoot leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Chameleon RunCrash Bandicoot
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Chameleon Run leans harder on execution: Color-switch and jump timing at speed decides everything
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
Crash Bandicoot leans harder on optimization: Box routes and gem requirements are learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.