head to head
vs
Excitebike 64vsSkate 2
Excitebike 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Skate 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Excitebike 64Skate 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Skate 2 leans harder on execution: Flick-it stick controls map tricks to genuine manual dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Excitebike 64 leans harder on optimization: Track knowledge and boost management
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.