head to head
vs
Sonic & All-Stars Racing TransformedvsSymphony
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Symphony leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Sonic & All-Stars Racing TransformedSymphony
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Symphony leans harder on execution: Twin-stick aiming and dodging on the music beat is core
Reads2 vs 1
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed leans harder on reads: Human racers add light positional mind games
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.