head to head
vs
Gears of War 4vsMadden NFL Football
Gears of War 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Madden NFL Football leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Gears of War 4Madden NFL Football
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 5
Madden NFL Football leans harder on reads: human opponents disguise and read plays
Variance2 vs 3
Madden NFL Football leans harder on variance: fumble and injury randomness
Optimization6 vs 6
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.