head to head
vs
Pico Park 2vsPrototype 2
Pico Park 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Prototype 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Pico Park 2Prototype 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Pico Park 2 leans harder on reads: Partner reads are co-op social coordination, not adversarial
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Prototype 2 leans harder on optimization: Mutation upgrades and target-hunting routes reward planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.