head to head
vs
DX-Ball 2vsFar Cry
DX-Ball 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Far Cry leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
DX-Ball 2Far Cry
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
DX-Ball 2 leans harder on execution: Precise paddle control to keep the ball alive is twitch-core
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
DX-Ball 2 leans harder on variance: Ball angles and power-up drops add unpredictability
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.