head to head
vs
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2vsDirt Showdown
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Dirt Showdown leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2Dirt Showdown
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 6
Dirt Showdown leans harder on execution: Drifting, boosting and ramming need solid car control
Reads1 vs 2
Dirt Showdown leans harder on reads: Demolition modes reward predicting human movement a little
Variance3 vs 2
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 leans harder on variance: Gift preferences and minigame outcomes add light chance
Optimization4 vs 4
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.