head to head
vs
Grand Prix 2vsStar Fox 64
Grand Prix 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Star Fox 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Grand Prix 2Star Fox 64
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Star Fox 64 leans harder on execution: Rail-shooter aim, barrel rolls, and boost timing are everything
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Grand Prix 2 leans harder on optimization: Car setup tuning - gears, springs, ride height - decides lap times
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.