head to head
Battlefield HardlinevsFIFA Soccer 12
Battlefield Hardline leans Execution (Competitive PvP); FIFA Soccer 12 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Battlefield HardlineFIFA Soccer 12
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 6
FIFA Soccer 12 leans harder on reads: Human opponents adapt formations and attacking habits constantly
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.

