head to head
vs
Blades of SteelvsCall of Duty 3
Blades of Steel leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Call of Duty 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Blades of SteelCall of Duty 3
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Blades of Steel leans harder on execution: Skating, passing and shot timing decide every rush
Reads4 vs 3
Blades of Steel leans harder on reads: Versus a human, goalie duels become guessing games
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 3
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.