Building comparison
head to head
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2vsSplatoon
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Execution · Competitive PvP
Blockbuster 2009 sequel famous for killstreak chains and frantic multiplayer.
Splatoon
Execution · Competitive PvP
Territory control through shooter execution and constant prediction of adapting human teams.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Splatoon leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Splatoon
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Fast time-to-kill rewards raw aim and reflex
Splatoon
Aim, swim-form movement and ink management are constant demands
Reads6 vs 6
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Outguessing human rotations and flanks
Splatoon
Human opponents adapt flanks and pushes every match
Variance3 vs 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Spawn flips and killstreak randomness
Splatoon
Hidden squids in ink create momentary information gaps
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Killstreak economy, loadout and map knowledge
Splatoon
Weapon kits, map control timing and gear builds reward study
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.