head to head
vs
Colin McRae Rally 2.0vsTony Hawk's American Sk8land
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tony Hawk's American Sk8land leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Colin McRae Rally 2.0Tony Hawk's American Sk8land
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 0
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 leans harder on variance: Mid-stage surprises minimal once pace notes are internalised
Optimization5 vs 6
Tony Hawk's American Sk8land leans harder on optimization: Line routing for maximum multipliers rewards planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.