head to head
vs
Need for Speed IIvsRace Driver: Grid
Need for Speed II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Race Driver: Grid leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Need for Speed IIRace Driver: Grid
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Race Driver: Grid leans harder on reads: Online racing adds light opponent positioning awareness
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Race Driver: Grid leans harder on optimization: Braking points, lines and flashback management are learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.