head to head
vs
Dirty BombvsSplatoon 2
Dirty Bomb leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Splatoon 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dirty BombSplatoon 2
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Dirty Bomb leans harder on execution: Fast strafing gunfights and ability timing need quick hands
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Splatoon 2 leans harder on optimization: loadout and turf strategy solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.