head to head
vs
Grid 2vsNeed for Speed Unbound
Grid 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Need for Speed Unbound leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Grid 2Need for Speed Unbound
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Grid 2 leans harder on execution: Car control through corners is the entire moment-to-moment test
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Need for Speed Unbound leans harder on variance: Heat level and cop chase RNG
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.