head to head
vs
FlatOut 2vsZombie Apocalypse
FlatOut 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Zombie Apocalypse leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
FlatOut 2Zombie Apocalypse
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 4
Zombie Apocalypse leans harder on variance: Spawn waves and hazard timing add chaos
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.