head to head
vs
IkarugavsTrackmania
Ikaruga leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Trackmania leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
IkarugaTrackmania
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 10
Trackmania leans harder on execution: Pure input precision over deterministic tracks defines everything.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Ikaruga leans harder on variance: All patterns are deterministic; no meaningful RNG
Optimization8 vs 7
Ikaruga leans harder on optimization: Chaining same-colour kills for score bonuses is a fully solvable system
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.