head to head
vs
Muse DashvsNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Muse Dash leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Muse DashNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Muse Dash leans harder on execution: Two-lane rhythm hits at high BPM are pure hands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe leans harder on variance: minor enemy placement randomness
Optimization3 vs 3
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.