head to head
ManhuntvsMetal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Manhunt leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
ManhuntMetal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Manhunt leans harder on variance: Patrol noise reactions add small unpredictability
Optimization5 vs 6
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance leans harder on optimization: stealth routes and gadgets 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.

