head to head
vs
Cyber HookvsSuper Mario Bros.
Cyber Hook leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Bros. leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Cyber HookSuper Mario Bros.
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Cyber Hook leans harder on execution: Grapple timing and momentum control at speed decide every level
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 0
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Cyber Hook leans harder on optimization: Route-finding for leaderboard times is the meta layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.