head to head
vs
Mega Man Battle Network 2vsTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Mega Man Battle Network 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Mega Man Battle Network 2Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Mega Man Battle Network 2 leans harder on variance: Random chip draws shape each turn's options
Optimization8 vs 8
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.