head to head
vs
Flipping DeathvsMetroid Prime 2: Echoes
Flipping Death leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Metroid Prime 2: Echoes leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Flipping DeathMetroid Prime 2: Echoes
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes leans harder on execution: lock-on combat, harsher but still forgiving aim
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes leans harder on variance: dark-world hazards surprise until learned
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.