head to head
vs
Call of Duty 3vsSpeedball
Call of Duty 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Speedball leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Call of Duty 3Speedball
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Speedball leans harder on execution: Fast tackles, passes and shots in brutal end-to-end play
Reads3 vs 4
Speedball leans harder on reads: Human opponents fake passes and anticipate tackles
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.