head to head
vs
Half-Life 2vsStar Wars: The Clone Wars
Half-Life 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Star Wars: The Clone Wars leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Half-Life 2Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Star Wars: The Clone Wars leans harder on optimization: Knowing objectives and vehicle matchups smooths each battle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.