head to head
vs
Descent IIvsRace Driver: Grid
Descent II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Race Driver: Grid leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Descent IIRace Driver: Grid
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Descent II leans harder on variance: Mine layouts are unknown until mapped
Optimization5 vs 5
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.