head to head
vs
Pinball FX2vsPokémon Pinball
Pinball FX2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Pokémon Pinball leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Pinball FX2Pokémon Pinball
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 6
Pinball FX2 leans harder on execution: Flipper timing and ball control define every shot
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Pinball FX2 leans harder on optimization: Learning table objectives and shot routes maximizes score
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.