head to head
vs
Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse NowvsNeed for Speed: Nitro
Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Need for Speed: Nitro leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse NowNeed for Speed: Nitro
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now leans harder on execution: Perfect car control trivialises wrecking AI opponents and surviving
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now leans harder on optimization: Choosing wreck-versus-race strategy and upgrade economy is solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.