head to head
vs
Gran Turismo 4vsSuper Metroid
Gran Turismo 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Metroid leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Gran Turismo 4Super Metroid
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Gran Turismo 4 leans harder on execution: Hundreds of cars all demand precise inputs
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.