head to head
vs
FIFA Soccer 13vsNHL 2002
FIFA Soccer 13 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); NHL 2002 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
FIFA Soccer 13NHL 2002
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
FIFA Soccer 13 leans harder on execution: Ball control and finishing inputs decide moments
Reads6 vs 5
FIFA Soccer 13 leans harder on reads: Online humans keep adjusting their patterns
Variance3 vs 3
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.