head to head
vs
James Bond 007: NightfirevsThe Lord of the Rings: Conquest
James Bond 007: Nightfire leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Lord of the Rings: Conquest leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
James Bond 007: NightfireThe Lord of the Rings: Conquest
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
James Bond 007: Nightfire leans harder on execution: Console aim and gadget timing carry campaign and splitscreen
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.