head to head
vs
Mercenaries 2: World in FlamesvsUncharted 2: Among Thieves
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Uncharted 2: Among Thieves leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mercenaries 2: World in FlamesUncharted 2: Among Thieves
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves leans harder on reads: Campaign AI is scripted; MP adds a trace
Variance2 vs 1
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames leans harder on variance: Open-world chaos adds noise but little hidden information
Optimization4 vs 4
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.