head to head
vs
Crash of the TitansvsPumpkin Jack
Crash of the Titans leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Pumpkin Jack leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Crash of the TitansPumpkin Jack
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Pumpkin Jack leans harder on execution: Combat timing and platforming carry each level
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Crash of the Titans leans harder on variance: Levels are linear and fixed
Optimization3 vs 3
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.