head to head
vs
Burnout ParadisevsMario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
Burnout Paradise leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Burnout ParadiseMario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Burnout Paradise leans harder on execution: Boost timing, drift, takedown inputs
Reads1 vs 2
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games leans harder on reads: Local multiplayer adds mild outguessing in head-to-head events
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.