head to head
vs
Metroid Prime 4: BeyondvsNew Super Mario Bros.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); New Super Mario Bros. leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Metroid Prime 4: BeyondNew Super Mario Bros.
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond leans harder on reads: enemies scripted, no genuine adaptation
Variance2 vs 1
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond leans harder on variance: minor encounter randomness
Optimization5 vs 5
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.