head to head
vs
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2vsMarathon
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Marathon leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Marathon
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 7
Marathon leans harder on reads: Predicting human crews' rotations and ambushes is constant
Variance3 vs 5
Marathon leans harder on variance: Loot spawns and unseen squads create hidden information
Optimization5 vs 5
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.