head to head
vs
Independence DayvsNeed for Speed II
Independence Day leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Need for Speed II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Independence DayNeed for Speed II
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Need for Speed II leans harder on execution: Cornering and throttle control decide every race
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Independence Day leans harder on variance: Spawns mostly fixed, minor randomness only
Optimization4 vs 4
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.