head to head
vs
PongvsSpace War
Pong leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Space War leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
PongSpace War
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 5
Space War leans harder on reads: Two-player duels reward predicting the other pilot
Variance0 vs 1
Space War leans harder on variance: Deterministic physics, nothing hidden
Optimization1 vs 3
Space War leans harder on optimization: Gravity slingshots and positioning have learnable lines
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.