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DrivervsNeed for Speed II

Driver leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Need for Speed II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
DriverNeed for Speed II

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Need for Speed II leans harder on reads: AI racers follow rubber-banded scripts, not minds

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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.

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