head to head
vs
Mach RidervsSonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut
Mach Rider leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mach RiderSonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Mach Rider leans harder on execution: High-speed steering and obstacle dodging is the entire test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.