head to head
vs
Burnout ParadisevsMidtown Madness 3
Burnout Paradise leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Midtown Madness 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Burnout ParadiseMidtown Madness 3
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Midtown Madness 3 leans harder on optimization: City shortcut knowledge wins checkpoint races
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.