Building comparison
head to head
FIFA 99vsWWE 2K15
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
FIFA 99
Execution · Competitive PvP
Late-90s arcade football execution with couch-versus prediction and bouncy luck.
WWE 2K15
Execution · Competitive PvP
Reversal timing and pacing against an opponent baiting your counters.
FIFA 99 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); WWE 2K15 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
FIFA 99WWE 2K15
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
FIFA 99 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
FIFA 99
Quick passing and shot timing in arcade-leaning football
WWE 2K15
Reversal timing windows decide most exchanges
Reads4 vs 4
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
FIFA 99
Couch opponents can be conditioned and baited
WWE 2K15
Human opponents bait reversals and vary move timing
Variance3 vs 2
FIFA 99 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
FIFA 99
Era physics produce regular fluke goals
WWE 2K15
Chain-wrestling rock-paper-scissors minigames add randomness
Optimization3 vs 4
WWE 2K15 leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
FIFA 99
Simple formations and known exploit angles map fast
WWE 2K15
Move sets, stamina and match pacing are learnable systems
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.