head to head
vs
Oddworld: Abe's OddyseevsRatchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Oddworld: Abe's OddyseeRatchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal leans harder on reads: Campaign is scripted; legacy multiplayer added a thin PvP layer.
Variance1 vs 2
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal leans harder on variance: Unknown encounters only on first playthrough.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.