head to head
vs
Need for Speed: RivalsvsStar Wars: Demolition
Need for Speed: Rivals leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Star Wars: Demolition leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Need for Speed: RivalsStar Wars: Demolition
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Need for Speed: Rivals leans harder on execution: Open-road control with pursuit tech timing
Reads2 vs 3
Star Wars: Demolition leans harder on reads: Split-screen rivals can be baited; AI cannot
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.