head to head
vs
Colin McRae: DirtvsDonkey Kong Barrel Blast
Colin McRae: Dirt leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Donkey Kong Barrel Blast leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Colin McRae: DirtDonkey Kong Barrel Blast
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Colin McRae: Dirt leans harder on execution: Car control on loose surfaces is the entire test
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast leans harder on variance: Item boxes and Wild Moves add randomness
Optimization4 vs 4
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.