head to head
vs
Army of Two: The Devil's CartelvsHalf-Life 2
Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Half-Life 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Army of Two: The Devil's CartelHalf-Life 2
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Half-Life 2 leans harder on execution: Gravity gun and shooting demand precision.
Reads0 vs 1
Half-Life 2 leans harder on reads: Combine AI scripted, non-adaptive.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.