head to head
vs
Need for Speed: V-Rally 2vsSteep
Need for Speed: V-Rally 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Steep leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Need for Speed: V-Rally 2Steep
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Need for Speed: V-Rally 2 leans harder on execution: Precise car control over loose surfaces decides every stage
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Need for Speed: V-Rally 2 leans harder on optimization: Memorising stage corners and tuning setups is the meta-layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.