head to head
vs
Snow HorsevsThe Need for Speed
Snow Horse leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); The Need for Speed leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Snow HorseThe Need for Speed
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
The Need for Speed leans harder on execution: Holding racing lines at speed through traffic is the test
Reads0 vs 1
The Need for Speed leans harder on reads: AI rivals and police follow fixed behaviour
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 3
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.