head to head
vs
Super MetroidvsU.N. Squadron
Super Metroid leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); U.N. Squadron leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Super MetroidU.N. Squadron
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
U.N. Squadron leans harder on execution: Dodging dense fire and boss patterns is the test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Super Metroid leans harder on optimization: Sequence-breaking route optimisation is the enduring meta-game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.