head to head
vs
Saints Row 2vsTest Drive Unlimited 2
Saints Row 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Test Drive Unlimited 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Saints Row 2Test Drive Unlimited 2
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Test Drive Unlimited 2 leans harder on execution: Open-road car control decides races
Reads1 vs 2
Test Drive Unlimited 2 leans harder on reads: Online rivals add mild jockeying
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.