head to head
vs
FIFA Soccer 07vsNHL 12
FIFA Soccer 07 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); NHL 12 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
FIFA Soccer 07NHL 12
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
FIFA Soccer 07 leans harder on variance: Deflections and keeper randomness swing single matches
Optimization4 vs 5
NHL 12 leans harder on optimization: Lines, strategies and positioning are solvable layers
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.