head to head
vs
Perfect DarkvsTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Perfect Dark leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Perfect DarkTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Perfect Dark leans harder on execution: N64 manual aim and tight mission play
Reads3 vs 1
Perfect Dark leans harder on reads: Multiplayer and clever sims add some human-style adaptation
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction leans harder on optimization: Encounter rooms have clear optimal clear orders
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.