head to head
vs
Colin McRae: Dirt 2vsMotorStorm
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); MotorStorm leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Colin McRae: Dirt 2MotorStorm
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
MotorStorm leans harder on reads: Aggressive AI rams predictably; online adds a little.
Variance2 vs 3
MotorStorm leans harder on variance: Track deformation and pack carnage randomize each lap.
Optimization4 vs 4
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.