head to head
vs
NBA 08vsPerfect Dark
NBA 08 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Perfect Dark leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
NBA 08Perfect Dark
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 3
NBA 08 leans harder on reads: human opponents require play prediction
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
NBA 08 leans harder on optimization: team management and playbook strategy
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.