head to head
vs
Mario Kart DSvsSuper Mario Bros. 35
Mario Kart DS leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Bros. 35 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Mario Kart DSSuper Mario Bros. 35
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 2
Mario Kart DS leans harder on reads: Online opponents punish predictable lines
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.