head to head
vs
Call of Juarez: The CartelvsResident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Call of Juarez: The Cartel leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Call of Juarez: The CartelResident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 3
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City leans harder on reads: Versus modes add human prediction; campaign AI is scripted
Variance1 vs 2
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City leans harder on variance: Infection mechanics and spawn chaos add mild unpredictability
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.