Building comparison
head to head
New Super Mario Bros.vsTop Gear 2
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
New Super Mario Bros.
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Modern 2D Mario platformer built on classic jump precision and hidden exits.
Top Gear 2
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Track memorisation and upgrade economy layered under straightforward racing execution.
New Super Mario Bros. leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Top Gear 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
New Super Mario Bros.Top Gear 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
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.
Jump timing and momentum control carry every level
Top Gear 2
Clean cornering and nitro timing decide finishing position
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.
Enemies follow fixed scripted patterns
Top Gear 2
AI racers follow fixed rubber-band behaviour
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.
Levels fully deterministic once seen
Top Gear 2
Tracks and hazards are identical every championship
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.
Secret exits, star coins, and route knowledge
Top Gear 2
Upgrade purchase order and track memorisation compound advantages
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.