head to head
vs
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong QuestvsStar Fox 2
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Star Fox 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong QuestStar Fox 2
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 2
Star Fox 2 leans harder on variance: The dynamic invasion map shuffles threats per run
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.