head to head
vs
Cut the Rope: Time TravelvsStar Fox Adventures
Cut the Rope: Time Travel leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Star Fox Adventures leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Cut the Rope: Time TravelStar Fox Adventures
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Star Fox Adventures leans harder on variance: Dinosaur Planet is fixed and explorable
Optimization7 vs 6
Cut the Rope: Time Travel leans harder on optimization: Each level has a solvable cut-order for three stars
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.