Building comparison
head to head
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasvsNFL 2010
NFL 2010 asks more than Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and the gap is reads.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A sprawling open-world crime epic with RPG-style character stats across a whole state.
NFL 2010
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
An American football simulation for the 2009-2010 season.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); NFL 2010 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasNFL 2010
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 6
NFL 2010 leans clearly harder on execution.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Flying school and drive-bys need decent hands
NFL 2010
passing accuracy and player control
Reads0 vs 3
NFL 2010 leans clearly harder on reads.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Gang AI is scripted, never adaptive
NFL 2010
play-calling mind games vs opponent
Variance2 vs 3
NFL 2010 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Territory wars and traffic add light randomness
NFL 2010
fumbles and injury randomness
Optimization6 vs 7
NFL 2010 leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Stats, gym, weapon skill, and routes reward systematic play
NFL 2010
playbook and roster strategy solvable
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.