head to head
vs
Gran Turismo 5vsSuper Mario Galaxy 2
Gran Turismo 5 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario Galaxy 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Gran Turismo 5Super Mario Galaxy 2
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Gran Turismo 5 leans harder on reads: AI fields are predictable; online racing stays positional
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Gran Turismo 5 leans harder on optimization: Tuning setups, gear ratios and license-test lines are deeply solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.