head to head
vs
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015vsPokemon Stadium 2
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Pokemon Stadium 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015Pokemon Stadium 2
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Pokemon Stadium 2 leans harder on execution: Menu-driven turn battles; no physical demands
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 5
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 leans harder on variance: Draw order and hidden hands dominate single games
Optimization7 vs 7
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.