head to head
vs
New Super Mario Bros.vsShaman King: Master of Spirits
New Super Mario Bros. leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shaman King: Master of Spirits leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
New Super Mario Bros.Shaman King: Master of Spirits
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Shaman King: Master of Spirits leans harder on reads: Enemies follow fixed scripts, never adapting
Variance1 vs 2
Shaman King: Master of Spirits leans harder on variance: Little randomness once levels are learned
Optimization5 vs 5
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.