head to head
vs
FlatOut 2vsShutshimi
FlatOut 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Shutshimi leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
FlatOut 2Shutshimi
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
FlatOut 2 leans harder on reads: No adaptive opposition worth modeling
Variance3 vs 5
Shutshimi leans harder on variance: Randomised waves and absurd power-ups reshape every run
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.