head to head
vs
PeakvsSonic Mania
Peak leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sonic Mania leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
PeakSonic Mania
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Sonic Mania leans harder on reads: No human opponent
Variance3 vs 2
Peak leans harder on variance: Daily map rotation and item spawns shuffle each ascent
Optimization5 vs 5
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.