head to head
vs
Crash BashvsFrantics
Crash Bash leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Frantics leans Variance (Twitch Chaos).
Crash BashFrantics
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 4
Crash Bash leans harder on execution: Minigame timing, mashing, and dodging decide most rounds
Reads4 vs 3
Crash Bash leans harder on reads: Human rivals in versus minigames can be baited
Variance4 vs 5
Frantics leans harder on variance: The fox's secret missions and chaotic physics scramble outcomes
Optimization2 vs 2
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.