head to head
vs
Battlefield HardlinevsNHL 09
Battlefield Hardline leans Execution (Competitive PvP); NHL 09 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Battlefield HardlineNHL 09
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Battlefield Hardline leans harder on execution: Close-quarters gunplay and high-speed vehicle chases
Reads5 vs 6
NHL 09 leans harder on reads: Outguessing a human defender or goalie drives versus play
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.