head to head
vs
BattleBlock TheatervsCall of Juarez: The Cartel
BattleBlock Theater leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Call of Juarez: The Cartel leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
BattleBlock TheaterCall of Juarez: The Cartel
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Call of Juarez: The Cartel leans harder on reads: Co-op secret objectives add mild teammate suspicion
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
BattleBlock Theater leans harder on optimization: Gem routes and weapon picks learnable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.