head to head
Mario & WariovsSilent Hill 2 (2001)
Mario & Wario leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Mario & WarioSilent Hill 2 (2001)
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Mario & Wario leans harder on execution: Mouse pointing to guide the character needs steadiness
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans harder on variance: Some item placements are unknown first time; fixed thereafter
Optimization6 vs 6
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.

