head to head
vs
Colin McRae Rally 2.0vsSmash TV
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Smash TV leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Colin McRae Rally 2.0Smash TV
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Smash TV leans harder on execution: Twin-stick aim and dodging through swarming arenas is everything.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 leans harder on optimization: Memorising stages and tuning setups converges times steadily
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.