head to head
vs
Hudson's Adventure IslandvsTest Drive
Hudson's Adventure Island leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Test Drive leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Hudson's Adventure IslandTest Drive
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Hudson's Adventure Island leans harder on execution: tight platform jumps, brutal timing windows
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 2
Hudson's Adventure Island leans harder on optimization: level route and skateboard memorization
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.