head to head
vs
James Bond 007: NightfirevsSerious Sam: Next Encounter
James Bond 007: Nightfire leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Serious Sam: Next Encounter leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
James Bond 007: NightfireSerious Sam: Next Encounter
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Serious Sam: Next Encounter leans harder on execution: Circle-strafing huge scripted hordes demands sustained aim and movement
Reads3 vs 2
James Bond 007: Nightfire leans harder on reads: Splitscreen friends can be predicted; bots cannot
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.