head to head
vs
Metroid Prime 2: EchoesvsTomb Raider
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tomb Raider leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Metroid Prime 2: EchoesTomb 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.
Optimization6 vs 7
Tomb Raider leans harder on optimization: Levels are spatial puzzles with solvable routes
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.