head to head
vs
Call of Duty 2: Big Red OnevsHalf-Life 2
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Half-Life 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Call of Duty 2: Big Red OneHalf-Life 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One leans harder on variance: Spawns and AI vary little between runs
Optimization4 vs 3
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One leans harder on optimization: Learning encounter layouts smooths harder difficulties
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.