head to head
vs
Pac-Man 2: The New AdventuresvsSanitarium
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Sanitarium leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Pac-Man 2: The New AdventuresSanitarium
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures leans harder on execution: Pointing and prodding Pac-Man needs no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Sanitarium leans harder on optimization: Every chapter is a deterministic puzzle to solve
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.