head to head
vs
Indiana Jones and the Staff of KingsvsSuper Mario 3D Land
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario 3D Land leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Indiana Jones and the Staff of KingsSuper Mario 3D Land
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Super Mario 3D Land leans harder on execution: 3D jumps and special-world remixes need clean control
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.