head to head
vs
Half-Life 2vsRayman Arena
Half-Life 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Rayman Arena leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Half-Life 2Rayman Arena
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Rayman Arena leans harder on reads: Human rivals add light jockeying, little depth
Variance1 vs 2
Rayman Arena leans harder on variance: Minor pickup randomness in arenas
Optimization3 vs 3
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.