Building comparison
head to head
Dirt RallyvsSuper Mario Galaxy 2
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Dirt Rally
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Punishing rally car control at the limit, supported by setup and stage knowledge.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A 3D platformer about precise gravity-bending jumps through fixed galaxies.
Dirt Rally leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Galaxy 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dirt RallySuper Mario Galaxy 2
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Dirt Rally leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Dirt Rally
Unforgiving car control on loose surfaces is the entire test
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Precise jumps and gravity navigation define every galaxy
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Dirt Rally
Solo time trials against the clock, no adaptive rival
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Bosses are scripted patterns, not adapting to you
Variance2 vs 1
Dirt Rally leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Dirt Rally
Weather and surface degradation vary between stages
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Levels are deterministic, nothing random
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Dirt Rally
Pacenote interpretation, setup tuning and stage memorisation
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Learning fixed layouts and routes for stars
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.