head to head
vs
FlatOut 2vsRescue Mission
FlatOut 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Rescue Mission leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
FlatOut 2Rescue Mission
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Rescue Mission leans harder on execution: Light-gun aiming accuracy is the entire game
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
FlatOut 2 leans harder on optimization: Track knowledge and car tuning settle into routine
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.