Building comparison
head to head
NBA 2K16vsPro Evolution Soccer 2009
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is optimization, and it is a single point.
NBA 2K16
Execution · Competitive PvP
Shot timing and play-calling against opponents who scheme around your habits.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Execution · Competitive PvP
Execution on the ball plus constant prediction of the other player's shape.
NBA 2K16 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
NBA 2K16Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
NBA 2K16
Shot-stick timing and dribble moves gate every possession
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Close control and finishing windows demand stick precision
Reads5 vs 5
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
NBA 2K16
Online opponents adjust defensive schemes against your tendencies
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Online and couch opponents adjust tactics against you
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
NBA 2K16
Shot RNG and card packs add bounded randomness
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Ricochets and keeper parries add small randomness
Optimization5 vs 4
NBA 2K16 leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
NBA 2K16
Playbooks, rotations and roster building reward deep study
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Squad setup and tactical sliders reward preparation
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.