head to head
vs
New Super Mario Bros. U DeluxevsVOEZ
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); VOEZ leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
New Super Mario Bros. U DeluxeVOEZ
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
VOEZ leans harder on execution: Touch accuracy on shifting lanes is the entire game
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 2
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe leans harder on optimization: level routing for speed/collectibles
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.