head to head
vs
Call of Juarez: The CartelvsHalf-Life 2
Call of Juarez: The Cartel leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Half-Life 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Call of Juarez: The CartelHalf-Life 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Call of Juarez: The Cartel leans harder on reads: Co-op secret objectives add mild teammate suspicion
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 3
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.