head to head
vs
Kyatto Ninden TeyandeevsNew Super Mario Bros.
Kyatto Ninden Teyandee leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); New Super Mario Bros. leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Kyatto Ninden TeyandeeNew Super Mario Bros.
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Kyatto Ninden Teyandee leans harder on reads: Solo; enemies follow scripted patterns
Variance2 vs 1
Kyatto Ninden Teyandee leans harder on variance: Some enemy spawn variation but mostly fixed
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.