head to head
vs
Donkey Kong JuniorvsGuitar Hero
Donkey Kong Junior leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Guitar Hero leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Donkey Kong JuniorGuitar Hero
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Guitar Hero leans harder on execution: Fret-and-strum accuracy is the entire test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Donkey Kong Junior leans harder on variance: minor enemy timing variance
Optimization2 vs 2
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.