head to head
vs
Call of Duty 3vsThe Lord of the Rings: Conquest
Call of Duty 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); The Lord of the Rings: Conquest leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Call of Duty 3The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Call of Duty 3 leans harder on execution: Aimbot trivialises both campaign and multiplayer gunfights
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 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.