head to head
vs
Forza Motorsport 4vsGran Turismo 4
Forza Motorsport 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Gran Turismo 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Forza Motorsport 4Gran Turismo 4
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Forza Motorsport 4 leans harder on reads: AI drivers don't meaningfully adapt
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Gran Turismo 4 leans harder on optimization: Event-by-event car and tune selection is deeply solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.