head to head
vs
Rock n' Roll RacingvsWRC 9
Rock n' Roll Racing leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); WRC 9 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Rock n' Roll RacingWRC 9
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
WRC 9 leans harder on execution: precise rally driving and reaction to terrain
Reads1 vs 0
Rock n' Roll Racing leans harder on reads: Two-player duels add slight prediction; AI is scripted.
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.