head to head
vs
Dr. Mario: Miracle CurevsShadow Warrior (2013)
Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shadow Warrior (2013) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dr. Mario: Miracle CureShadow Warrior (2013)
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure leans harder on reads: Versus AI follows fixed patterns, not adaptive
Variance4 vs 3
Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure leans harder on variance: Random pill colours create the puzzle pressure
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.