head to head
vs
Metroid Prime 2: EchoesvsThe Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Metroid Prime 2: EchoesThe Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes leans harder on execution: lock-on combat, harsher but still forgiving aim
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes leans harder on variance: dark-world hazards surprise until learned
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.