head to head
vs
Star Wars Episode I: RacervsTempest 2000
Star Wars Episode I: Racer leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tempest 2000 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Star Wars Episode I: RacerTempest 2000
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Tempest 2000 leans harder on variance: Spawn mixes vary slightly between attempts
Optimization4 vs 3
Star Wars Episode I: Racer leans harder on optimization: Pod part upgrades and track memorization converge quickly.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.