head to head
vs
Mafia IIvsThe Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Mafia II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Mafia IIThe Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Mafia II leans harder on execution: Cover shooting and fistfight timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX leans harder on optimization: dungeon puzzles and item routes solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.