head to head
vs
Sonic ManiavsTOCA Race Driver 2
Sonic Mania leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); TOCA Race Driver 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Sonic ManiaTOCA Race Driver 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
TOCA Race Driver 2 leans harder on execution: Clean laps across fifteen disciplines reward precise car control
Reads1 vs 2
TOCA Race Driver 2 leans harder on reads: Wheel-to-wheel positioning against drivers adds light prediction
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.