head to head
vs
Need for Speed: The RunvsRiptide GP: Renegade
Need for Speed: The Run leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Riptide GP: Renegade leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Need for Speed: The RunRiptide GP: Renegade
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 1
Need for Speed: The Run leans harder on variance: Scripted events surprise once, then are known
Optimization4 vs 3
Need for Speed: The Run leans harder on optimization: Checkpoint routes and car choice are quickly solved
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.