head to head
vs
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century CombatvsTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century CombatTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat leans harder on optimization: Mechlab tonnage, heat, and loadout puzzles dominate mastery
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.