head to head
vs
Jumpman JuniorvsSuper Mario World
Jumpman Junior leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario World leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Jumpman JuniorSuper Mario World
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Jumpman Junior leans harder on execution: Precise jumping and climbing under bullet hazards decides survival
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Jumpman Junior leans harder on variance: Bullet timing adds light randomness
Optimization4 vs 4
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.