Building comparison
head to head
Super Mario OdysseyvsWorld Tour Soccer 2002
World Tour Soccer 2002 asks more than Super Mario Odyssey, and the gap is reads.
Super Mario Odyssey
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A 3D platformer whose joy lives in tight movement and capture-driven traversal.
World Tour Soccer 2002
Execution · Pure Mechanics
An arcade-style soccer simulation with licensed national teams.
Super Mario Odyssey leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); World Tour Soccer 2002 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Super Mario OdysseyWorld Tour Soccer 2002
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Super Mario Odyssey leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Super Mario Odyssey
Precise platforming and capture-move tech ceiling.
World Tour Soccer 2002
player control, passing and shooting precision
Reads0 vs 3
World Tour Soccer 2002 leans clearly harder on reads.
Super Mario Odyssey
No adaptive opponents whatsoever.
World Tour Soccer 2002
opponent play in human matches adds reads
Variance1 vs 2
World Tour Soccer 2002 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Super Mario Odyssey
Almost no randomness in level design.
World Tour Soccer 2002
minor bounce/ref randomness
Optimization5 vs 4
Super Mario Odyssey leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Super Mario Odyssey
Moon routes and movement tech learnable.
World Tour Soccer 2002
tactics and formation choices solvable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.