head to head
vs
Assassin's Creed IIvsBatman: Arkham Origins
Assassin's Creed II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Batman: Arkham Origins leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Assassin's Creed IIBatman: Arkham Origins
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Batman: Arkham Origins leans harder on execution: Freeflow timing identical to series formula.
Reads0 vs 1
Batman: Arkham Origins leans harder on reads: Scripted boss patterns, notably Deathstroke.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.