head to head
vs
Need for Speed: The RunvsRun 3
Need for Speed: The Run leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Run 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Need for Speed: The RunRun 3
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Run 3 leans harder on execution: Fast gravity-rotating platforming is a pure hands test.
Reads1 vs 0
Need for Speed: The Run leans harder on reads: Rivals rubber-band on scripts, nothing to out-think
Variance2 vs 2
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.