head to head
vs
Aliens: Colonial MarinesvsGrand Theft Auto IV
Aliens: Colonial Marines leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Grand Theft Auto IV leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Aliens: Colonial MarinesGrand Theft Auto IV
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Grand Theft Auto IV leans harder on execution: Heavier driving and cover shooting reward control.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Grand Theft Auto IV leans harder on variance: Minor mission variance.
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.