head to head
vs
Dirt ShowdownvsNHL Hockey
Dirt Showdown leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); NHL Hockey leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dirt ShowdownNHL Hockey
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 3
NHL Hockey leans harder on reads: Against a human, baiting checks and goalie reads matter
Variance2 vs 2
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.