head to head
vs
Def Jam: Fight for NYvsWCW vs. nWo: World Tour
Def Jam: Fight for NY leans Execution (Competitive PvP); WCW vs. nWo: World Tour leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Def Jam: Fight for NYWCW vs. nWo: World Tour
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
WCW vs. nWo: World Tour leans harder on variance: Move reversals and spirit meter add randomness
Optimization5 vs 5
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.