Building comparison
head to head
Montaro : REvsWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.
Montaro : RE
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A comedic reflex platformer testing jump timing against fast obstacles.
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Rapid-fire recognition and reaction across hundreds of five-second microgames.
Montaro : RE leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Montaro : REWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Montaro : RE
Reflex jumping and timing carry this runner-platformer
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Reacting correctly in five-second microgames is the entire challenge
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Montaro : RE
No adaptive opponent in a solo arcade game
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
No adaptive opponent - microgames are scripted
Variance3 vs 4
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Montaro : RE
Some procedural obstacles add randomness
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Random microgame order forces instant recognition each round
Optimization2 vs 2
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Montaro : RE
Little to solve beyond reacting to obstacles
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Each microgame's solution is trivial once seen
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.