head to head
vs
MotorStorm: ApocalypsevsRe-Volt
MotorStorm: Apocalypse leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Re-Volt leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
MotorStorm: ApocalypseRe-Volt
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
MotorStorm: Apocalypse leans harder on reads: Online rivals add modest human jockeying
Variance3 vs 4
Re-Volt leans harder on variance: Random pickups swing race outcomes
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.