head to head
vs
Horizon Chase TurbovsXybots
Horizon Chase Turbo leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Xybots leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Horizon Chase TurboXybots
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Horizon Chase Turbo leans harder on execution: Weaving through traffic and nailing fuel pickups
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Xybots leans harder on variance: Maze layouts are unknown until explored, then static
Optimization4 vs 4
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.