head to head
vs
NHL 15vsPlants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
NHL 15 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
NHL 15Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 4
NHL 15 leans harder on reads: Versus humans, baiting poke checks and disguising plays matters
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare leans harder on optimization: Class counters and objective timing reward team planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.