Building comparison
head to head
New Super Mario Bros. UvsSonic Unleashed
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 Unleashed
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Sonic alternates breakneck daytime boost stages with brawling night levels as the Werehog.
New Super Mario Bros. U leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sonic Unleashed leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
New Super Mario Bros. USonic Unleashed
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 Unleashed
Daytime boost stages demand reaction-speed precision
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 Unleashed
Scripted enemies in both forms
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 Unleashed
First-run stage hazards arrive fast and unseen
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 Unleashed
S-rank routes and Werehog combat upgrades are solvable
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.