Building comparison
head to head
NBA 2K13vsWorms 2
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.
NBA 2K13
Execution · Competitive PvP
Basketball shot-timing and scheme-reading against human or scripted defenses.
Worms 2
Execution · Competitive PvP
Turn-based artillery comedy where teams of worms annihilate each other.
NBA 2K13 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Worms 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
NBA 2K13Worms 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
NBA 2K13
Stick handles and shot release timing decide possessions
Worms 2
Ninja rope mastery and pixel-perfect grenade arcs win games.
Reads6 vs 6
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
NBA 2K13
Online play is constant scheme and tendency reading
Worms 2
Human opponents bait positions and hide intentions.
Variance3 vs 4
Worms 2 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
NBA 2K13
Shot RNG and loose-ball physics add noise
Worms 2
Wind, crate drops and terrain randomness swing turns.
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
NBA 2K13
Playcalling, rosters and matchup exploits reward study
Worms 2
Weapon economy and positioning theory are studyable.
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.