head to head
vs
Dirt RallyvsSuper Mario Galaxy 2
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 harder on execution: Unforgiving car control on loose surfaces is the entire test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Dirt Rally leans harder on variance: Weather and surface degradation vary between stages
Optimization6 vs 6
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.