head to head
vs
Gas Guzzlers ExtremevsMario Kart DS
Gas Guzzlers Extreme leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mario Kart DS leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Gas Guzzlers ExtremeMario Kart DS
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Mario Kart DS leans harder on execution: Snaking demands relentless precise drift inputs
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Mario Kart DS leans harder on variance: Item RNG decides tight finishes
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.