head to head
vs
CupheadvsTrackMania 2: Canyon
Cuphead leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); TrackMania 2: Canyon leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
CupheadTrackMania 2: Canyon
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Cuphead leans harder on variance: Minor attack-order shuffling between phases.
Optimization6 vs 7
TrackMania 2: Canyon leans harder on optimization: Finding the theoretical best line is half the hunt
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.