head to head
vs
MDKvsStar Wars: Rebel Assault
MDK leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Star Wars: Rebel Assault leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
MDKStar Wars: Rebel Assault
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
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.