head to head
vs
Gears of War 2vsOne Must Fall: 2097
Gears of War 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); One Must Fall: 2097 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Gears of War 2One Must Fall: 2097
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Gears of War 2 leans harder on variance: Horde spawns add mild randomness
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.