head to head
Contra: Operation GalugavsDonkey Kong Country Returns
Contra: Operation Galuga leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Donkey Kong Country Returns leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Contra: Operation GalugaDonkey Kong Country Returns
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.
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.

