head to head
vs
FIFA Soccer 06vsNHL Hockey
FIFA Soccer 06 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); NHL Hockey leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
FIFA Soccer 06NHL Hockey
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
NHL Hockey leans harder on execution: Skating angles, pass timing and shot placement decide goals
Reads4 vs 3
FIFA Soccer 06 leans harder on reads: Human opponents vary attack patterns and bait tackles
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.