head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.

Execution · Competitive PvP
Blockbuster 2009 sequel famous for killstreak chains and frantic multiplayer.

Execution · Competitive PvP
A football sim testing input precision and reading an opponent's positioning.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 3: Final Ver. leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
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
World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 3: Final Ver.
Precise passing, shooting and timing inputs decide matches
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Outguessing human rotations and flanks
World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 3: Final Ver.
Human opponents adapt; AI is largely scripted
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Spawn flips and killstreak randomness
World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 3: Final Ver.
Shot and tackle outcomes have some randomness
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Killstreak economy, loadout and map knowledge
World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 3: Final Ver.
Formation and tactical choices reward systematic play
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.
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