head to head
vs
FIFA Soccer 08vsKick Off 2
FIFA Soccer 08 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Kick Off 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
FIFA Soccer 08Kick Off 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Kick Off 2 leans harder on execution: The ball never sticks - constant trapping demands famously precise control
Reads6 vs 5
FIFA Soccer 08 leans harder on reads: Versus humans, baiting defenders and disguising attacks is core
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.