head to head
vs
Colin McRae: Dirt 2vsNeed for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Colin McRae: Dirt 2Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed leans harder on reads: AI drivers follow racing lines, humans rarely adapt deeply
Variance2 vs 1
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 leans harder on variance: weather and surface conditions vary
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.