head to head
vs
The CavevsWario Land II
The Cave leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Wario Land II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The CaveWario Land II
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Wario Land II leans harder on execution: Wario cannot die, removing the execution test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Wario Land II leans harder on optimization: Transformation puzzles and branching exits are the 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.