head to head
vs
Metroid II: Return of SamusvsTomb Raider
Metroid II: Return of Samus leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tomb Raider leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Metroid II: Return of SamusTomb Raider
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Tomb Raider leans harder on execution: Grid-based jumps need deliberate, precise positioning
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.