head to head
vs
MotorStorm: Pacific RiftvsThe Need for Speed
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); The Need for Speed leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
MotorStorm: Pacific RiftThe 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
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift leans harder on variance: terrain hazards and crashes vary races
Optimization4 vs 3
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift leans harder on optimization: vehicle class and route-line optimization
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.