head to head
vs
Call of Duty 3vsJames Bond 007: Nightfire
Call of Duty 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); James Bond 007: Nightfire leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Call of Duty 3James Bond 007: Nightfire
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Call of Duty 3 leans harder on variance: Scripted setpieces and spawn flow add minor unknowns
Optimization3 vs 4
James Bond 007: Nightfire leans harder on optimization: Route and gadget usage per mission is solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.