head to head
vs
Mega TurricanvsSuper Mario Maker
Mega Turrican leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Maker leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Mega TurricanSuper Mario Maker
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Mega Turrican leans harder on reads: Enemies follow scripted patterns, not adaptive
Variance2 vs 3
Super Mario Maker leans harder on variance: Unknown user levels are hidden information until attempted
Optimization4 vs 4
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.