head to head
vs
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of CortexvsPepper Grinder
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Pepper Grinder leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of CortexPepper Grinder
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex leans harder on variance: minimal randomness
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.