head to head
vs
Def Jam VendettavsResistance 2
Def Jam Vendetta leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Resistance 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Def Jam VendettaResistance 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Resistance 2 leans harder on execution: Weapon handling and boss dodging demand console-shooter precision
Reads5 vs 4
Def Jam Vendetta leans harder on reads: Human matches turn on predicting grapples versus strikes
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.