Building comparison
head to head
New Super Mario Bros. UvsSonic Rush
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
New Super Mario Bros. U
Execution · Practiced Mastery
The most demanding of the New Super Mario line, with brutal optional challenges.
Sonic Rush
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A blistering DS Sonic built around the boost gauge, introducing Blaze the Cat.
New Super Mario Bros. U leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sonic Rush leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
New Super Mario Bros. USonic Rush
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
New Super Mario Bros. U
Challenge modes demand tight, precise platforming
Sonic Rush
Boost management and trick timing at high speed
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
New Super Mario Bros. U
All enemy behavior is scripted
Sonic Rush
Scripted bosses only
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
New Super Mario Bros. U
Deterministic level layouts
Sonic Rush
Dual-screen layouts surprise on first runs
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
New Super Mario Bros. U
Routing star coins and secret world shortcuts
Sonic Rush
Rank grinding turns levels into solved boost routes
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.