head to head
Grand Theft Auto IIIvsMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight
Grand Theft Auto III leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Grand Theft Auto IIIMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight leans harder on execution: Hand-flying vintage aircraft demands smooth, deliberate control
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight leans harder on optimization: Navigation, ATC procedure and aircraft systems knowledge dominate
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

