head to head
vs
Crash Team RacingvsForza Horizon 3
Crash Team Racing leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Forza Horizon 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Crash Team RacingForza Horizon 3
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 2
Crash Team Racing leans harder on reads: Human races involve item baiting and blocking
Variance4 vs 2
Crash Team Racing leans harder on variance: Item box rolls swing positions
Optimization6 vs 5
Crash Team Racing leans harder on optimization: Shortcut routes and reserve-boost technique
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.