head to head
vs
Star Wars: TIE FightervsSuper Metroid
Star Wars: TIE Fighter leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Metroid leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Star Wars: TIE FighterSuper Metroid
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Star Wars: TIE Fighter leans harder on variance: Hidden bonus objectives surprise once, then are mapped
Optimization7 vs 7
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.