head to head

MotorStorm: RC cover artvsThe Need for Speed cover art

MotorStorm: RCvsThe Need for Speed

MotorStorm: RC leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); The Need for Speed leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
MotorStorm: RCThe 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.

Variance1 vs 2

The Need for Speed leans harder on variance: Traffic patterns add mild run-to-run noise

Optimization4 vs 3

MotorStorm: RC leans harder on optimization: Vehicle class choice and racing lines decide leaderboard times

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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MotorStorm: RC

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The Need for Speed