head to head
vs
Far Cry 2vsPokémon Pinball
Far Cry 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Pokémon Pinball leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Far Cry 2Pokémon Pinball
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Pokémon Pinball leans harder on variance: Ball physics and catch-mode rolls add real randomness
Optimization5 vs 4
Far Cry 2 leans harder on optimization: Loadout and route planning across hostile terrain
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.