head to head
vs
Mario Kart: Super CircuitvsNeed for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
Mario Kart: Super Circuit leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mario Kart: Super CircuitNeed for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Mario Kart: Super Circuit leans harder on variance: Item boxes randomise 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.