head to head
vs
Crash Team RacingvsMario Kart 7
Crash Team Racing leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mario Kart 7 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Crash Team RacingMario Kart 7
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.