head to head
vs
Dumb Ways to DievsWii Play
Dumb Ways to Die leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Wii Play leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Dumb Ways to DieWii Play
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Dumb Ways to Die leans harder on execution: Split-second swipes and taps under shrinking timers
Reads0 vs 2
Wii Play leans harder on reads: Two-player duels add slight mutual prediction
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization2 vs 2
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.