head to head
vs
Destruction Derby 2vsSonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Destruction Derby 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Destruction Derby 2Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Destruction Derby 2 leans harder on execution: Surviving and steering through wreck-strewn packs takes skill.
Reads1 vs 2
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed leans harder on reads: Human racers add light positional mind games
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.