head to head
vs
Balloon FightvsSuperTuxKart
Balloon Fight leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); SuperTuxKart leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Balloon FightSuperTuxKart
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
SuperTuxKart leans harder on reads: Human online races reward mild item mind-games
Variance2 vs 3
SuperTuxKart leans harder on variance: Item box rolls shake up placements
Optimization3 vs 3
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.