head to head
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand GrenadesvsThe Need for Speed
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); The Need for Speed leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand GrenadesThe Need for Speed
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades leans harder on variance: Spawn waves have some randomness in modes
Optimization4 vs 3
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades leans harder on optimization: Choosing and managing weapons matters in survival modes
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

