head to head
vs
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s WayvsRise of the Tomb Raider
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Rise of the Tomb Raider leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s WayRise of the Tomb Raider
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way leans harder on execution: Gunplay and stealth timing through guarded levels
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.