head to head
vs
Metal Slug 5vsSuper Monkey Ball 3D
Metal Slug 5 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Monkey Ball 3D leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Metal Slug 5Super Monkey Ball 3D
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Super Monkey Ball 3D leans harder on reads: Solo stages, no opponent to predict
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Super Monkey Ball 3D leans harder on optimization: Optimal lines through mazes reward route learning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.