head to head
vs
Gears of War 2vsNBA 2K9
Gears of War 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); NBA 2K9 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Gears of War 2NBA 2K9
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 5
NBA 2K9 leans harder on reads: Online defenders bait passes and adapt to your sets
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.