head to head
vs
Creed: Rise to GloryvsFIFA Soccer 08
Creed: Rise to Glory leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); FIFA Soccer 08 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Creed: Rise to GloryFIFA Soccer 08
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Creed: Rise to Glory leans harder on execution: Physically throwing and slipping punches in VR is the game
Reads4 vs 6
FIFA Soccer 08 leans harder on reads: Versus humans, baiting defenders and disguising attacks is core
Variance1 vs 2
FIFA Soccer 08 leans harder on variance: Ball physics adds bounce noise to single matches
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.