head to head
vs
Need for Speed III: Hot PursuitvsWipeout HD
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Wipeout HD leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Need for Speed III: Hot PursuitWipeout HD
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Wipeout HD leans harder on execution: precise high-speed anti-grav racing lines and reaction
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.