head to head
vs
Battlefield VietnamvsNHL 09
Battlefield Vietnam leans Execution (Competitive PvP); NHL 09 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Battlefield VietnamNHL 09
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Battlefield Vietnam leans harder on execution: Gunplay, vehicle handling, and helicopter piloting
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.