head to head
vs
Call of Duty 3vsNBA Playgrounds
Call of Duty 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); NBA Playgrounds leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Call of Duty 3NBA Playgrounds
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 4
NBA Playgrounds leans harder on reads: Human 2v2 rewards baiting blocks and faking shots
Variance2 vs 3
NBA Playgrounds leans harder on variance: Power-ups and card packs inject arcade randomness
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.