head to head
vs
Tony Hawk's Project 8vsTrials Fusion
Tony Hawk's Project 8 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Trials Fusion leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Tony Hawk's Project 8Trials Fusion
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Trials Fusion leans harder on execution: Frame-tight balance and throttle inputs
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Tony Hawk's Project 8 leans harder on variance: Levels are fully deterministic
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.