head to head
vs
Doom II: Hell on EarthvsDr. Mario
Doom II: Hell on Earth leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Dr. Mario leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Doom II: Hell on EarthDr. Mario
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Doom II: Hell on Earth leans harder on execution: Super Shotgun and movement timing demand precise motor execution
Reads0 vs 1
Dr. Mario leans harder on reads: Versus mode exists but garbage exchange rewards speed, not prediction
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.