head to head
vs
Conflict: Desert StormvsSWAT 4
Conflict: Desert Storm leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); SWAT 4 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Conflict: Desert StormSWAT 4
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
SWAT 4 leans harder on reads: suspects react but don't truly adapt
Variance2 vs 3
SWAT 4 leans harder on variance: suspect placement and behavior randomized
Optimization6 vs 6
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.