head to head
vs
God of War IIIvsMario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
God of War III leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
God of War IIIMario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games leans harder on reads: Human rivals race in parallel; little interaction
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
God of War III leans harder on optimization: Upgrade paths short and obvious.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.