head to head
vs
Commandos 2: Men of CouragevsHitman 2 (2018)
Commandos 2: Men of Courage leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Hitman 2 (2018) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Commandos 2: Men of CourageHitman 2 (2018)
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Commandos 2: Men of Courage leans harder on execution: Multi-commando coordination under timing windows
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Hitman 2 (2018) leans harder on variance: Mission stories hidden until explored
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.