head to head
vs
Katana ZEROvsSuper Mario Bros.
Katana ZERO leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario Bros. leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Katana ZEROSuper Mario Bros.
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.
Variance1 vs 0
Katana ZERO leans harder on variance: Rooms are identical on every attempt
Optimization6 vs 5
Katana ZERO leans harder on optimization: Planning the perfect room-clear sequence
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.