head to head
vs
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's RevengevsNancy Drew: Midnight in Salem
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Nancy Drew: Midnight in Salem leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's RevengeNancy Drew: Midnight in Salem
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge leans harder on execution: Interface is point-and-click; no timing or precision required
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge leans harder on optimization: Multi-step puzzle chains reward systematic item and dialogue mapping
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.