head to head
vs
Excitebots: Trick RacingvsFlatOut 2
Excitebots: Trick Racing leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); FlatOut 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Excitebots: Trick RacingFlatOut 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Excitebots: Trick Racing leans harder on reads: Rivals are scripted AI, not predicting the player
Variance2 vs 3
FlatOut 2 leans harder on variance: Crash physics and track debris vary every race
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.