head to head
vs
Pac-Man World 2vsSuper Mario Galaxy
Pac-Man World 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Galaxy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Pac-Man World 2Super Mario Galaxy
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Pac-Man World 2 leans harder on reads: scripted enemies, no real adaptation
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Super Mario Galaxy leans harder on optimization: Star routes and comet challenges reward learned solutions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.