head to head
vs
Cars 2vsPostal
Cars 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Postal leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Cars 2Postal
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Cars 2 leans harder on execution: Drifting and item dodging need moderate reflexes
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization2 vs 3
Postal leans harder on optimization: weapon choice and route clearing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.