head to head
vs
Kirby's Return to Dream Land DeluxevsLittleBigPlanet 2
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); LittleBigPlanet 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Kirby's Return to Dream Land DeluxeLittleBigPlanet 2
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
LittleBigPlanet 2 leans harder on execution: Floaty platforming and grappling demand adjustment
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
LittleBigPlanet 2 leans harder on optimization: Score multipliers and collectible routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.