head to head
Forza Horizon 2vsMarble Skies
Forza Horizon 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Marble Skies leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Forza Horizon 2Marble Skies
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
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 3
Forza Horizon 2 leans harder on optimization: Car tuning and route knowledge reward preparation
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

