head to head
vs
Crash BandicootvsMega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
Crash Bandicoot leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Crash BandicootMega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
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 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge leans harder on optimization: Boss weakness order and stage memorisation define progress
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.