head to head
vs
FIFA Soccer 08vsSlapshot: Rebound
FIFA Soccer 08 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Slapshot: Rebound leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
FIFA Soccer 08Slapshot: Rebound
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Slapshot: Rebound leans harder on execution: Manual stick rotation makes every pass and shot a motor test
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.