head to head
vs
Mario Kart 7vsWacky Wheels
Mario Kart 7 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Wacky Wheels leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mario Kart 7Wacky Wheels
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 2
Mario Kart 7 leans harder on reads: Online lobbies reward anticipating rivals' items
Variance4 vs 3
Mario Kart 7 leans harder on variance: Item luck shapes every race
Optimization5 vs 5
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.