Building comparison
head to head
Fight Night 2004vsTagPro
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, and it is a single point.
Fight Night 2004
Execution · Competitive PvP
Analog-stick boxing testing punch precision and counter-baiting against human opponents.
TagPro
Execution · Competitive PvP
Twitch ball control plus constant prediction of human defenders on known maps.
Fight Night 2004 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); TagPro leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Fight Night 2004TagPro
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fight Night 2004
Analog punch control and block timing are the core test
TagPro
Ball handling, boosts and juke precision decide grabs
Reads5 vs 6
TagPro leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Fight Night 2004
Versus humans, baiting counters and feinting is genuine prediction
TagPro
Human defenders adapt to your routes every match
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fight Night 2004
Outcomes follow inputs with little randomness
TagPro
Maps and power-up timers are fully visible
Optimization4 vs 4
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fight Night 2004
Stat training and stamina management add a planning layer
TagPro
Map routes, button plays and power-up timing are studyable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.