head to head
vs
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasvsShakedown: Hawaii
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Shakedown: Hawaii leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasShakedown: Hawaii
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Shakedown: Hawaii leans harder on execution: Top-down shooting and driving need modest reflexes
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans harder on variance: Territory wars and traffic add light 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.