head to head
vs
Mafia IIvsWanted: Weapons of Fate
Mafia II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Wanted: Weapons of Fate leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mafia IIWanted: Weapons of Fate
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Wanted: Weapons of Fate leans harder on execution: Curved-bullet timing and cover shooting are the test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
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.