head to head
vs
Halo: ReachvsNBA Live 95
Halo: Reach leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); NBA Live 95 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Halo: ReachNBA Live 95
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Halo: Reach leans harder on execution: DMR precision and armour-ability timing
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
NBA Live 95 leans harder on variance: Shot-success and rebound RNG add chaos
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.