head to head
vs
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About TimevsMega Turrican
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Mega Turrican leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About TimeMega Turrican
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Mega Turrican leans harder on reads: Enemies follow scripted patterns, not adaptive
Variance1 vs 2
Mega Turrican leans harder on variance: Fixed levels with little randomness once learned
Optimization4 vs 4
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.