head to head
vs
Commandos 3: Destination BerlinvsHitman 2
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Hitman 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Commandos 3: Destination BerlinHitman 2
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin leans harder on execution: Tight click timing chaining distractions and kills
Reads0 vs 1
Hitman 2 leans harder on reads: NPCs follow fixed routines.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.