head to head
vs
Hidden & Dangerous 2vsMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Hidden & Dangerous 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Hidden & Dangerous 2Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
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.
Variance3 vs 2
Hidden & Dangerous 2 leans harder on variance: Patrol routes and enemy positions are unknown first attempt
Optimization7 vs 8
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater leans harder on optimization: Camo pattern matching and boss moveset mastery are fully learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.