head to head
vs
NASCAR Thunder 2004vsNeed for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
NASCAR Thunder 2004 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
NASCAR Thunder 2004Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
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.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.