head to head
vs
Crash BandicootvsStar Fox 2
Crash Bandicoot leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Star Fox 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Crash BandicootStar Fox 2
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
Star Fox 2 leans harder on variance: The dynamic invasion map shuffles threats per run
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.