head to head
vs
Call of Juarez: The CartelvsHomefront
Call of Juarez: The Cartel leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Homefront leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Call of Juarez: The CartelHomefront
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Homefront leans harder on variance: Scripted setpieces, little randomness
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.