head to head
vs
Halo: Combat EvolvedvsNBA Live 2004
Halo: Combat Evolved leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); NBA Live 2004 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Halo: Combat EvolvedNBA Live 2004
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Halo: Combat Evolved leans harder on execution: Aim, grenade timing, and vehicle control
Reads3 vs 4
NBA Live 2004 leans harder on reads: Human opponents bait plays and adjust schemes
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.