head to head
vs
SalamandervsSuper Metroid
Salamander leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Metroid leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
SalamanderSuper Metroid
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Salamander leans harder on execution: Bullet weaving and terrain dodging at arcade pace
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Super Metroid leans harder on optimization: Sequence-breaking route optimisation is the enduring meta-game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.