head to head
vs
Cities in Motion 2vsHitman Go
Cities in Motion 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Hitman Go leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Cities in Motion 2Hitman Go
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Cities in Motion 2 leans harder on execution: Menu and map clicks, no twitch demands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Cities in Motion 2 leans harder on variance: City demand is visible and predictable once studied
Optimization9 vs 9
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.