head to head
vs
NHL 09vsUltimate Chicken Horse
NHL 09 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Ultimate Chicken Horse leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
NHL 09Ultimate Chicken Horse
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Ultimate Chicken Horse leans harder on execution: Precise platforming through player-built obstacle courses is the ceiling
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
NHL 09 leans harder on variance: Puck bounces and deflections add hockey's natural chaos
Optimization4 vs 4
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.