head to head
vs
James Bond 007: NightfirevsMedal of Honor
James Bond 007: Nightfire leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Medal of Honor leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
James Bond 007: NightfireMedal of Honor
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Medal of Honor leans harder on variance: Scripted ambushes are unknown only on first contact
Optimization4 vs 3
James Bond 007: Nightfire leans harder on optimization: Route and gadget usage per mission is solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.