head to head
vs
Time SurfervsWarioWare: Smooth Moves
Time Surfer leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); WarioWare: Smooth Moves leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Time SurferWarioWare: Smooth Moves
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Time Surfer leans harder on execution: precise timing-based reflex dodging
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization2 vs 3
WarioWare: Smooth Moves leans harder on optimization: Learning every form and microgame solution converges
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.