head to head
vs
Lost Planet: Extreme ConditionvsMario Bros.
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mario Bros. leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Lost Planet: Extreme ConditionMario Bros.
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Mario Bros. leans harder on execution: Precise jumps and bump timing under crowding enemies decide survival
Reads2 vs 1
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition leans harder on reads: Multiplayer modes add some mind games
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.