head to head
vs
Oddworld: Stranger's WrathvsPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Oddworld: Stranger's WrathPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath leans harder on reads: Outlaws follow predictable AI
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.