head to head
vs
King's KnightvsThe World Ends with You
King's Knight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The World Ends with You leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
King's KnightThe World Ends with You
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
King's Knight leans harder on execution: Dodging and shooting in the scrolling shooter demands precision
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
King's Knight leans harder on variance: Hidden power-ups under terrain add uncertainty
Optimization6 vs 6
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.