head to head
vs
Colin McRae: DirtvsRidge Racer 64
Colin McRae: Dirt leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ridge Racer 64 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Colin McRae: DirtRidge Racer 64
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Colin McRae: Dirt leans harder on variance: Surface grip and damage add mild run noise
Optimization4 vs 5
Ridge Racer 64 leans harder on optimization: Car selection and racing lines are learnable edges
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.