head to head
vs
Pinball FX2vsQuake II
Pinball FX2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Quake II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Pinball FX2Quake II
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Pinball FX2 leans harder on variance: Ball physics create unpredictable bounces
Optimization5 vs 5
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.