head to head
vs
It Takes TwovsPrince of Persia: The Lost Crown
It Takes Two leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
It Takes TwoPrince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown leans harder on execution: Precise parry-dodge-platforming combat
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
It Takes Two leans harder on variance: Puzzle solutions are fixed; little hidden randomness
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.