head to head
vs
Mad MaxvsUltimate Spider-Man
Mad Max leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Ultimate Spider-Man leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mad MaxUltimate Spider-Man
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Ultimate Spider-Man leans harder on execution: Swinging momentum and boss chases reward control
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Mad Max leans harder on optimization: Magnum Opus upgrades and stronghold 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.