head to head
vs
Donkey Kong JuniorvsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Donkey Kong Junior leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Donkey Kong JuniorTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
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 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization2 vs 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project leans harder on optimization: character choice and route memorization
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.