head to head
vs
Dirt ShowdownvsTwisted Metal: Black
Dirt Showdown leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Twisted Metal: Black leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dirt ShowdownTwisted Metal: Black
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Twisted Metal: Black leans harder on variance: Pickup spawns and arena hazards
Optimization4 vs 5
Twisted Metal: Black leans harder on optimization: Energy attacks and arena knowledge dominate
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.