head to head
vs
LEGO Rock BandvsPaRappa the Rapper
LEGO Rock Band leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); PaRappa the Rapper leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
LEGO Rock BandPaRappa the Rapper
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.
Variance0 vs 1
PaRappa the Rapper leans harder on variance: Songs are fixed sequences
Optimization2 vs 3
PaRappa the Rapper leans harder on optimization: Freestyle scoring quirks for Cool rank
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.