head to head
vs
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic ShakevsSuper Mario 3D Land
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario 3D Land leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic ShakeSuper Mario 3D Land
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Super Mario 3D Land leans harder on execution: 3D jumps and special-world remixes need clean control
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Super Mario 3D Land leans harder on optimization: Star coin collection and power-up management are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.