head to head
vs
Super Mario MakervsZombie Apocalypse
Super Mario Maker leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Zombie Apocalypse leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Super Mario MakerZombie Apocalypse
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Super Mario Maker leans harder on execution: Community kaizo levels push platforming precision to extremes
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Zombie Apocalypse leans harder on variance: Spawn waves and hazard timing add chaos
Optimization4 vs 4
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.