head to head
vs
Call of DutyvsNHL 2K6
Call of Duty leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); NHL 2K6 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Call of DutyNHL 2K6
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Call of Duty leans harder on execution: Aim and reaction carry the scripted firefights
Reads3 vs 4
NHL 2K6 leans harder on reads: Human opponents disguise plays and bait pulls online
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.