head to head
vs
Mario vs. Donkey KongvsRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Mario vs. Donkey Kong leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Mario vs. Donkey KongRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart leans harder on variance: Unknown encounters on first run.
Optimization7 vs 6
Mario vs. Donkey Kong leans harder on optimization: Route planning and mini-Mario herding are 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.