head to head
vs
Spark the Electric JestervsZelda II: The Adventure of Link
Spark the Electric Jester leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Zelda II: The Adventure of Link leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Spark the Electric JesterZelda II: The Adventure of Link
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Spark the Electric Jester leans harder on execution: High-speed platforming and combat timing are the lead skill
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link leans harder on optimization: XP routing, spell use, palace order planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.