head to head
vs
Mario Kart: Super CircuitvsRoad Redemption
Mario Kart: Super Circuit leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Road Redemption leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Mario Kart: Super CircuitRoad Redemption
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Mario Kart: Super Circuit leans harder on reads: Mostly AI races, light link-cable PvP
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Mario Kart: Super Circuit leans harder on optimization: Time-trial lines and shortcut routes
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.