head to head
vs
Mario Kart 8vsSuper Amazing Wagon Adventure
Mario Kart 8 leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Super Amazing Wagon Adventure leans Variance (Twitch Chaos).
Mario Kart 8Super Amazing Wagon Adventure
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Mario Kart 8 leans harder on reads: minimal, mostly reacting not predicting
Variance6 vs 7
Super Amazing Wagon Adventure leans harder on variance: Randomly sequenced scenes drive each chaotic run
Optimization5 vs 3
Mario Kart 8 leans harder on optimization: track lines and item strategy 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.