head to head
vs
Fantastic DizzyvsMetroid Fusion
Fantastic Dizzy leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Metroid Fusion leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Fantastic DizzyMetroid Fusion
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Metroid Fusion leans harder on execution: demanding bosses for a 2D Metroid
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.