head to head
vs
Circus AtarivsNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Circus Atari leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Circus AtariNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Circus Atari leans harder on variance: Bounce angles add slight unpredictability
Optimization2 vs 3
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe leans harder on optimization: level routing for speed/collectibles
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.