head to head
vs
Sonic RidersvsSpeed Punks
Sonic Riders leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Speed Punks leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Sonic RidersSpeed Punks
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Speed Punks leans harder on variance: Weapon pickups swing positions randomly
Optimization5 vs 4
Sonic Riders leans harder on optimization: Gear choice and shortcut routes reward track 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.