head to head
vs
Dr. MariovsTetris Worlds
Dr. Mario leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tetris Worlds leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Dr. MarioTetris Worlds
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Tetris Worlds leans harder on execution: Fast precise piece placement under speed is the lead
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Dr. Mario leans harder on variance: Random pill colors against fixed virus layouts, quickly bounded
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.