head to head
vs
Call of Duty 3vsNaruto: The Broken Bond
Call of Duty 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Naruto: The Broken Bond leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Call of Duty 3Naruto: The Broken Bond
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
Naruto: The Broken Bond leans harder on optimization: Learning matchups and adventure progression is light systems work
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.