head to head
vs
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98vsISS Pro Evolution 2
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); ISS Pro Evolution 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98ISS Pro Evolution 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
ISS Pro Evolution 2 leans harder on execution: First-touch control, through-ball timing and finishing decide matches
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 leans harder on variance: Bouncy ball physics inject classic FIFA luck
Optimization3 vs 3
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.