head to head
vs
NHL 2005vsPro Evolution Soccer 2009
NHL 2005 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
NHL 2005Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
NHL 2005 leans harder on variance: Deflections and rebounds swing tight games
Optimization5 vs 4
NHL 2005 leans harder on optimization: Line matching and proven scoring plays are learnable systems
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.