head to head
vs
Colin McRae: Dirt 2vsFaaast Penguin
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Faaast Penguin leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Colin McRae: Dirt 2Faaast Penguin
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 leans harder on execution: precise rally driving and braking required
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 leans harder on optimization: car tuning and racing lines 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.