head to head
vs
Ace Combat 2vsSniper: Ghost Warrior
Ace Combat 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Sniper: Ghost Warrior leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Ace Combat 2Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Ace Combat 2 leans harder on execution: precise flight control and dogfighting execution
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Sniper: Ghost Warrior leans harder on optimization: Learning patrol routes and stealth paths solves each level
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.