head to head
vs
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009vsWWE 2K18
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); WWE 2K18 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009WWE 2K18
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 leans harder on execution: Close control and finishing windows demand stick precision
Reads5 vs 4
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 leans harder on reads: Online and couch opponents adjust tactics against you
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.