head to head
18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the MetalvsPokémon Snap
18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Pokémon Snap leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the MetalPokémon Snap
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal leans harder on execution: Truck handling and precise driving require moderate skill.
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
Pokémon Snap leans harder on optimization: Triggering rare poses is route knowledge
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

