head to head
vs
Mario Kart WorldvsWreckfest
Mario Kart World leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Wreckfest leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Mario Kart WorldWreckfest
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Wreckfest leans harder on execution: Demolition driving, ramming angles
Reads4 vs 3
Mario Kart World leans harder on reads: Human racers bait items and contest lines in knockouts
Variance6 vs 4
Mario Kart World leans harder on variance: Item rolls and rubber-banding scramble any single race
Optimization4 vs 4
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.