head to head
vs
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes BackvsSuper Star Wars
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Star Wars leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes BackSuper Star Wars
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 4
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back leans harder on optimization: Gem paths and box routes converge
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.