head to head
vs
Blast CorpsvsThe Saboteur
Blast Corps leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Saboteur leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Blast CorpsThe Saboteur
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 5
Blast Corps leans harder on execution: Wrangling awkward demolition vehicles under timers takes real control
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
The Saboteur leans harder on variance: Patrols vary slightly across the open city
Optimization7 vs 6
Blast Corps leans harder on optimization: Finding the optimal demolition order is the puzzle core
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.