head to head
vs
Colin McRae Rally 2.0vsTourist Trophy
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tourist Trophy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Colin McRae Rally 2.0Tourist Trophy
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 2.0 leans harder on variance: Mid-stage surprises minimal once pace notes are internalised
Optimization5 vs 6
Tourist Trophy leans harder on optimization: Bike tuning and line study form a deep solvable layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.