head to head
vs
Donkey Kong JuniorvsSteppy Pants
Donkey Kong Junior leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Steppy Pants leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Donkey Kong JuniorSteppy Pants
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Donkey Kong Junior leans harder on execution: precise vine-climbing and jump timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Steppy Pants leans harder on variance: randomized obstacle/terrain generation
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.