head to head
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 asks more than Red Dead Redemption 2, and the gap is execution.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
A cinematic open-world western leaning on shooting feel and atmosphere.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
Combo execution layered over solving each park's optimal scoring line.
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tony Hawk's Underground 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 leans clearly harder on execution.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Gunplay and Dead Eye reward aim and timing.
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Combo timing, balance meters and manuals demand practiced hands
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Enemies use scripted AI patterns, not adaptation.
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
No opponent adapts; score attack is solo
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Some hunting and weather randomness, lightly hidden.
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Maps and goals are fixed and fully knowable
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 leans clearly harder on optimization.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Loadouts and routes solvable but loose.
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Finding the highest-scoring line through each park is solvable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.