head to head
vs
FlatOut 2vsWildcat Gun Machine
FlatOut 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Wildcat Gun Machine leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
FlatOut 2Wildcat Gun Machine
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Wildcat Gun Machine leans harder on execution: Dodging dense bullet patterns and aiming carries every room
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Wildcat Gun Machine leans harder on variance: Procedural dungeon layouts and drops add randomness
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.