head to head
vs
DiRT 4vsMario Kart: Super Circuit
DiRT 4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Mario Kart: Super Circuit leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
DiRT 4Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
DiRT 4 leans harder on execution: Procedural stages still demand consistent throttle and apex discipline
Reads1 vs 2
Mario Kart: Super Circuit leans harder on reads: Mostly AI races, light link-cable PvP
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.