head to head
vs
Mario Kart 7vsNFL GameDay
Mario Kart 7 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); NFL GameDay leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mario Kart 7NFL GameDay
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Mario Kart 7 leans harder on variance: Item luck shapes every race
Optimization5 vs 6
NFL GameDay leans harder on optimization: playbook and roster strategy are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.