head to head
vs
Plants vs. ZombiesvsThrees!
Plants vs. Zombies leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Threes! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Plants vs. ZombiesThrees!
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Threes! leans harder on execution: No time pressure on swipes
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Threes! leans harder on variance: Next-tile spawns are random but partially previewed
Optimization8 vs 8
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.