head to head
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong QuestvsMirror's Edge Catalyst
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mirror's Edge Catalyst leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong QuestMirror's Edge Catalyst
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Mirror's Edge Catalyst leans harder on optimization: Time trials reward optimal route discovery
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

