head to head
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong QuestvsPepper Grinder
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Pepper Grinder leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong QuestPepper Grinder
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.

