head to head
vs
Sonic Adventure 2: BattlevsSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Sonic Adventure 2: BattleSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle leans harder on reads: Two-player battles exist but stay shallow and scripted
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.