head to head
vs
Sonic RunnersvsSpider-Man
Sonic Runners leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Spider-Man leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Sonic RunnersSpider-Man
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Sonic Runners leans harder on variance: occasional random item drops and obstacle layout
Optimization3 vs 4
Spider-Man leans harder on optimization: Boss patterns and level routes are fully learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.