head to head
vs
Gears of War 2vsResistance 2
Gears of War 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Resistance 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Gears of War 2Resistance 2
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 4
Gears of War 2 leans harder on optimization: Power-weapon timing and positioning are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.