head to head
vs
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong QuestvsMutant Mudds
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mutant Mudds leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong QuestMutant Mudds
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 0
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest leans harder on variance: Secret Lost World entrances hidden until found
Optimization5 vs 4
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest leans harder on optimization: Routes, DK coins, and bonuses fully mappable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.