head to head
vs
Army of Two: The 40th DayvsSWAT 4
Army of Two: The 40th Day leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); SWAT 4 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Army of Two: The 40th DaySWAT 4
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
SWAT 4 leans harder on variance: suspect placement and behavior randomized
Optimization5 vs 6
SWAT 4 leans harder on optimization: tactics and equipment loadouts solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.