head to head
vs
Donkey Kong Country ReturnsvsTrials 2: Second Edition
Donkey Kong Country Returns leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Trials 2: Second Edition leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Donkey Kong Country ReturnsTrials 2: Second Edition
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Trials 2: Second Edition leans harder on execution: Perfect throttle-and-lean inputs would trivialise every physics obstacle
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
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.