head to head
vs
Crash BandicootvsDemolition Man
Crash Bandicoot leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Demolition Man leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Crash BandicootDemolition Man
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Crash Bandicoot leans harder on execution: Tight jumps on narrow paths punish slop
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Demolition Man leans harder on variance: Enemy spawns surprise only until memorised
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.