head to head
vs
Super Stardust HDvsTetris Effect: Connected
Super Stardust HD leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tetris Effect: Connected leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Super Stardust HDTetris Effect: Connected
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Tetris Effect: Connected leans harder on reads: Zone-battle opponents exist but format leans on execution
Variance2 vs 3
Tetris Effect: Connected leans harder on variance: Piece bag is bounded random but quickly mappable
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.