head to head
vs
Forza HorizonvsNeed for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Forza Horizon leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Forza HorizonNeed for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 leans harder on variance: Cop spawns and traffic add mild run-to-run noise
Optimization5 vs 5
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.