head to head
vs
Mario Bros.vsMega Turrican
Mario Bros. leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Mega Turrican leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Mario Bros.Mega Turrican
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Mega Turrican leans harder on execution: Run-and-gun precision and dodging define every stage
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
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.