head to head
vs
Hudson's Adventure IslandvsWarioWare Gold
Hudson's Adventure Island leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); WarioWare Gold leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Hudson's Adventure IslandWarioWare Gold
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
WarioWare Gold leans harder on variance: Random microgame order keeps each run unpredictable until memorised
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.