head to head
vs
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 CoastvsRock n' Roll Racing
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Rock n' Roll Racing leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 CoastRock n' Roll Racing
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Rock n' Roll Racing leans harder on reads: Two-player duels add slight prediction; AI is scripted.
Variance1 vs 2
Rock n' Roll Racing leans harder on variance: Weapon exchanges and pickups create chaos.
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.