head to head
vs
Nightmare KartvsStreets of Rage 4
Nightmare Kart leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Streets of Rage 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Nightmare KartStreets of Rage 4
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.
Variance3 vs 2
Nightmare Kart leans harder on variance: Item pickups inject kart-racer chaos
Optimization4 vs 5
Streets of Rage 4 leans harder on optimization: Character selection, route sequencing, and score management reward study
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.