head to head
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3vsHalf-Life 2: Deathmatch
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Half-Life 2: Deathmatch leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 leans harder on execution: aim and reflexes decide most engagements
Reads6 vs 5
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 leans harder on reads: predicting human opponent positioning and habits
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.

