head to head
vs
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWIIvsNeed for Speed II
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Need for Speed II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWIINeed for Speed II
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Need for Speed II leans harder on execution: Cornering and throttle control decide every race
Reads2 vs 1
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII leans harder on reads: Online dogfights add some human jockeying
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.