head to head
vs
Ford Racing 2vsForza Horizon 2
Ford Racing 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Forza Horizon 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Ford Racing 2Forza Horizon 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Forza Horizon 2 leans harder on execution: Racing lines, braking points and car control lead everything
Reads0 vs 1
Forza Horizon 2 leans harder on reads: Drivatar AI mimics styles but stays effectively scripted
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.