head to head
vs
Colin McRae Rally 04vsNeed for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
Colin McRae Rally 04 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Colin McRae Rally 04Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Colin McRae Rally 04 leans harder on execution: Millisecond car control on loose surfaces is the whole test
Reads0 vs 1
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit leans harder on reads: Cops and rivals run scripted rubber-band behaviour
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.