head to head
vs
Army of Two: The Devil's CartelvsMafia II
Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mafia II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Army of Two: The Devil's CartelMafia II
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel leans harder on execution: Cover shooting rewards decent aim, nothing more
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Mafia II leans harder on optimization: Modest; learning encounter layouts
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.