head to head
vs
Metroid Prime 2: EchoesvsWario Land 3
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Wario Land 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Metroid Prime 2: EchoesWario Land 3
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
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 7
Wario Land 3 leans harder on optimization: Transformation puzzles and treasure unlock order are the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.