head to head
vs
Mario Kart 64vsSonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Mario Kart 64 leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Mario Kart 64Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 2
Mario Kart 64 leans harder on reads: Couch rivals bait shells and fakes
Variance5 vs 4
Mario Kart 64 leans harder on variance: Item draws swing every race
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.