head to head
vs
Half-Life: AlyxvsWarioWare: Smooth Moves
Half-Life: Alyx leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); WarioWare: Smooth Moves leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Half-Life: AlyxWarioWare: Smooth Moves
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Half-Life: Alyx leans harder on reads: Combine and headcrabs scripted.
Variance2 vs 3
WarioWare: Smooth Moves leans harder on variance: Random microgame draws keep each run unpredictable
Optimization3 vs 3
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.