head to head
vs
Prototype 2vsWario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Prototype 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Prototype 2Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Prototype 2 leans harder on reads: Blackwatch and infected never adapt
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 leans harder on optimization: Coin hoarding and treasure routing drive the best ending
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.