head to head
vs
Mario Bros.vsSuper Pac-Man
Mario Bros. leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Pac-Man leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mario Bros.Super Pac-Man
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Super Pac-Man leans harder on reads: Ghosts follow scripted AI, not adapting to you
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Super Pac-Man leans harder on optimization: Maze routing and pellet timing have optimal patterns
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.