head to head
vs
NHL 2002vsPlants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
NHL 2002 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
NHL 2002Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 4
NHL 2002 leans harder on reads: Human opponents counter your repeated plays
Variance3 vs 2
NHL 2002 leans harder on variance: Deflections and rebounds decide close games
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.