head to head
vs
Crash BandicootvsPrince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
Crash Bandicoot leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Crash BandicootPrince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
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
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame leans harder on optimization: Level layouts and the time limit reward route memorisation
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.