head to head
vs
Crash BandicootvsTrackMania Sunrise
Crash Bandicoot leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); TrackMania Sunrise leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Crash BandicootTrackMania Sunrise
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Crash Bandicoot leans harder on variance: Everything scripted and placed
Optimization5 vs 6
TrackMania Sunrise leans harder on optimization: Finding the optimal racing line is half the battle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.