head to head
vs
Armored Core 4vsStar Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Armored Core 4 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Armored Core 4Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 2
Armored Core 4 leans harder on reads: Versus mode adds some human prediction; campaign AI is scripted
Variance1 vs 2
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy leans harder on variance: Mission order choice, otherwise fixed content
Optimization8 vs 6
Armored Core 4 leans harder on optimization: Garage tuning and part synergy decide fights before they start
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.