head to head
vs
NBA Live 98vsPro Evolution Soccer 2009
NBA Live 98 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
NBA Live 98Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 5
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 leans harder on reads: Online and couch opponents adjust tactics against you
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
NBA Live 98 leans harder on optimization: Exploitable plays and roster knowledge dominate the CPU game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.