head to head
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean MachinevsMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean MachineMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine leans harder on execution: Placement speed under garbage pressure decides late stages
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine leans harder on variance: Random bean colours shape every match
Optimization7 vs 7
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.

