head to head
vs
NHL 16vsPro Evolution Soccer 2015
NHL 16 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
NHL 16Pro Evolution Soccer 2015
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 leans harder on execution: First touch, through-ball timing and finishing demand precise sticks
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
NHL 16 leans harder on variance: Puck bounces and deflections add real randomness
Optimization5 vs 5
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.