head to head
vs
Donkey KongvsWonder Boy in Monster Land
Donkey Kong leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Wonder Boy in Monster Land leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Donkey KongWonder Boy in Monster Land
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Donkey Kong leans harder on execution: Frame-tight jumps over barrels under arcade pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Wonder Boy in Monster Land leans harder on variance: Hidden coin spots and secrets until memorized
Optimization6 vs 6
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.