head to head
vs
Just Cause 2vsNeed for Speed: Nitro
Just Cause 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Need for Speed: Nitro leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Just Cause 2Need for Speed: Nitro
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Need for Speed: Nitro leans harder on execution: Arcade drifting and nitro timing with casual tuning
Reads0 vs 1
Need for Speed: Nitro leans harder on reads: AI racers rubber-band on script
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.