head to head
vs
MDKvsSky Destroyer
MDK leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sky Destroyer leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
MDKSky Destroyer
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Sky Destroyer leans harder on execution: Aiming and dodging on rails is the entire test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
MDK leans harder on optimization: Learning arena gimmicks and item use solves each level
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.