head to head
vs
Eliminator Boat DuelvsHorizon Chase Turbo
Eliminator Boat Duel leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Horizon Chase Turbo leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Eliminator Boat DuelHorizon Chase Turbo
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Horizon Chase Turbo leans harder on reads: Rival cars run fixed rubber-band logic
Variance2 vs 1
Eliminator Boat Duel leans harder on variance: Hazard placement surprises only on first runs
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.