head to head
vs
Jagged Alliance: Rage!vsShadowrun Returns
Jagged Alliance: Rage! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shadowrun Returns leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Jagged Alliance: Rage!Shadowrun Returns
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Jagged Alliance: Rage! leans harder on reads: Enemy AI is scripted, not adaptive to you
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Jagged Alliance: Rage! leans harder on optimization: Positioning, action-point use and gear management decide fights
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.