head to head
vs
Colin McRae Rally 04vsSkate 2
Colin McRae Rally 04 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Skate 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Colin McRae Rally 04Skate 2
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Colin McRae Rally 04 leans harder on variance: Damage and surface conditions add minor unknowns
Optimization5 vs 4
Colin McRae Rally 04 leans harder on optimization: Setup tuning and stage memorisation compound lap time
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.