head to head
F-Zero XvsWRC 9
F-Zero X leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); WRC 9 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
F-Zero XWRC 9
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
F-Zero X leans harder on reads: Rival AI is non-adaptive
Variance1 vs 2
WRC 9 leans harder on variance: weather and surface unpredictability
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.

