head to head
vs
James Bond 007: From Russia with LovevsMafia II
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mafia II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
James Bond 007: From Russia with LoveMafia II
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love leans harder on execution: Lock-on shooting and driving need only basic dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Mafia II leans harder on optimization: Modest; learning encounter layouts
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.