head to head
vs
Gran TurismovsTony Hawk's Underground
Gran Turismo leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tony Hawk's Underground leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Gran TurismoTony Hawk's Underground
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Gran Turismo leans harder on variance: Almost fully deterministic racing
Optimization7 vs 6
Gran Turismo leans harder on optimization: Tuning, car choice, and license tests are 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.