head to head
vs
Star Wars Episode I: RacervsVVVVVV
Star Wars Episode I: Racer leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); VVVVVV leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Star Wars Episode I: RacerVVVVVV
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 0
Star Wars Episode I: Racer leans harder on variance: Fixed tracks; nothing meaningful hidden.
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.