head to head
vs
Pitfall: The Mayan AdventurevsSpider-Man
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Spider-Man leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Pitfall: The Mayan AdventureSpider-Man
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure leans harder on execution: platforming jumps and timing are the core test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Spider-Man leans harder on optimization: Boss patterns and level routes are fully learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.