head to head
vs
Forza HorizonvsRidge Racer 64
Forza Horizon leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ridge Racer 64 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Forza HorizonRidge Racer 64
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Ridge Racer 64 leans harder on execution: Sustained drift control through corners is the entire test
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.