head to head
vs
F-Zero XvsWRC: FIA World Rally Championship
F-Zero X leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); WRC: FIA World Rally Championship leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
F-Zero XWRC: FIA World Rally Championship
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: FIA World Rally Championship leans harder on variance: Stages are unknown until driven; pace notes reduce surprise
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.