head to head
SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the MonthvsTales of Monkey Island
SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tales of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the MonthTales of Monkey Island
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month leans harder on execution: Pointing and clicking asks nothing of the hands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Tales of Monkey Island leans harder on variance: Modern design telegraphs most puzzle information.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.

