head to head
vs
Excite TruckvsNeed for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
Excite Truck leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Excite TruckNeed for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit leans harder on reads: Cops and rivals run scripted rubber-band behaviour
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit leans harder on optimization: Tracks are fixed; ideal lines are fully learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.