head to head
vs
Excite TruckvsForza Horizon 2
Excite Truck leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Forza Horizon 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Excite TruckForza Horizon 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Forza Horizon 2 leans harder on reads: Drivatar AI mimics styles but stays effectively scripted
Variance2 vs 1
Excite Truck leans harder on variance: Terrain-morphing pickups shuffle the track
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.