head to head
vs
Super Monkey Ball 3DvsTetris Effect
Super Monkey Ball 3D leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tetris Effect leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Super Monkey Ball 3DTetris Effect
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Super Monkey Ball 3D leans harder on execution: Precise tilt control under gravity is the entire test
Reads1 vs 0
Super Monkey Ball 3D leans harder on reads: Solo stages, no opponent to predict
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.