head to head
vs
News TowervsPlants vs. Zombies
News Tower leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Plants vs. Zombies leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
News TowerPlants vs. Zombies
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
News Tower leans harder on execution: Pausing removes any real-time pressure on the hands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
News Tower leans harder on variance: Breaking news events arrive unpredictably each week
Optimization8 vs 8
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.