head to head
vs
Carmageddon TDR 2000vsThe Need for Speed
Carmageddon TDR 2000 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Need for Speed leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Carmageddon TDR 2000The Need for Speed
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
The Need for Speed leans harder on execution: Holding racing lines at speed through traffic is the test
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
Carmageddon TDR 2000 leans harder on optimization: vehicle upgrade and route optimization
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.