head to head
vs
Dakar Desert RallyvsStreets of Rage 4
Dakar Desert Rally leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Streets of Rage 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dakar Desert RallyStreets of Rage 4
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Streets of Rage 4 leans harder on reads: Enemies use scripted attack patterns; no adaptive opponent
Variance3 vs 2
Dakar Desert Rally leans harder on variance: Open-desert navigation hides the route until learned
Optimization5 vs 5
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.