head to head
vs
NBA 2K22vsStar Wars: Squadrons
NBA 2K22 leans Execution (Grand Arena); Star Wars: Squadrons leans Execution (Grand Arena).
NBA 2K22Star Wars: Squadrons
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Star Wars: Squadrons leans harder on execution: Drifting, aim, and throttle tricks decide dogfights
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
NBA 2K22 leans harder on variance: shot variance and injury randomness
Optimization6 vs 6
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.