head to head
vs
Bushido BladevsFIFA Soccer 08
Bushido Blade leans Reads (Competitive PvP); FIFA Soccer 08 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Bushido BladeFIFA Soccer 08
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
FIFA Soccer 08 leans harder on execution: Dribbling, timing tackles and finishing reward stick skill
Reads8 vs 6
Bushido Blade leans harder on reads: Slow stand-offs make human mind-games the whole duel
Variance1 vs 2
FIFA Soccer 08 leans harder on variance: Ball physics adds bounce noise to single matches
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.