head to head
vs
NBA Live 09vsSplatoon 2
NBA Live 09 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Splatoon 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
NBA Live 09Splatoon 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Splatoon 2 leans harder on execution: aim and movement decide ink battles
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
NBA Live 09 leans harder on variance: Shot percentages and turnovers add chaos
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.