head to head
vs
Crazy Taxi 2vsNeed for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Crazy Taxi 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Crazy Taxi 2Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 leans harder on reads: AI racers and cops follow rubber-band scripts
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Crazy Taxi 2 leans harder on optimization: Route knowledge and fare chaining define high scores
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.