head to head
vs
Crash BandicootvsSine Mora
Crash Bandicoot leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Sine Mora leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Crash BandicootSine Mora
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Sine Mora leans harder on execution: precise bullet-hell dodging is the whole test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Crash Bandicoot leans harder on optimization: Box routes and gem requirements are learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.