head to head
vs
Indiana Jones and the Infernal MachinevsMortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Indiana Jones and the Infernal MachineMortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks leans harder on reads: Bosses telegraph fixed Outworld patterns
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 4
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine leans harder on optimization: Environmental puzzle routing per level
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.