head to head
vs
Mario Party SuperstarsvsSuper Mario Party
Mario Party Superstars leans Variance (Pure Chaos); Super Mario Party leans Variance (Pure Chaos).
Mario Party SuperstarsSuper Mario Party
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Super Mario Party leans harder on execution: Joy-Con motion minigames test brief coordination.
Reads3 vs 2
Mario Party Superstars leans harder on reads: Light social reads on opponents during item use and alliances
Variance8 vs 8
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 3
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.