head to head
vs
Patapon RemasteredvsSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Patapon Remastered leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Patapon RemasteredSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Patapon Remastered leans harder on variance: Some randomized loot and item drops.
Optimization7 vs 6
Patapon Remastered leans harder on optimization: Unit composition and rhythm-command strategy are deeply solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.