head to head
vs
Call of Duty: Advanced WarfarevsMario Kart DS
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Mario Kart DS leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Call of Duty: Advanced WarfareMario Kart DS
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 3
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare leans harder on reads: Predicting human boost paths wins gunfights
Variance3 vs 4
Mario Kart DS leans harder on variance: Item RNG decides tight finishes
Optimization5 vs 5
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.