head to head
vs
Muse DashvsUm Jammer Lammy
Muse Dash leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Um Jammer Lammy leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Muse DashUm Jammer Lammy
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
Um Jammer Lammy leans harder on variance: Fixed songs, ad-lib scoring slightly opaque
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.