head to head
vs
Colin McRae: DirtvsHydro Thunder Hurricane
Colin McRae: Dirt leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Hydro Thunder Hurricane leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Colin McRae: DirtHydro Thunder Hurricane
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Colin McRae: Dirt leans harder on execution: Car control on loose surfaces is the entire 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
Colin McRae: Dirt leans harder on optimization: Setup tuning and corner-line knowledge underpin pace
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.