head to head
vs
Sonic ManiavsSunset Overdrive
Sonic Mania leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sunset Overdrive leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Sonic ManiaSunset Overdrive
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Sonic Mania leans harder on execution: High-speed reaction platforming
Reads1 vs 0
Sonic Mania leans harder on reads: No human opponent
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.