head to head
vs
Need for Speed UnboundvsSaints Row: The Third
Need for Speed Unbound leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Saints Row: The Third leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Need for Speed UnboundSaints Row: The Third
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Need for Speed Unbound leans harder on execution: Arcade drift and grip handling
Reads2 vs 1
Need for Speed Unbound leans harder on reads: Online lobbies, AI cops
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.