head to head
vs
Mega Man 2vsWonder Boy in Monster Land
Mega Man 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Wonder Boy in Monster Land leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mega Man 2Wonder Boy in Monster Land
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Mega Man 2 leans harder on execution: precise jumps and boss dodges under pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Wonder Boy in Monster Land leans harder on variance: Hidden coin spots and secrets until memorized
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.