head to head
vs
Saints Row 2vsTrue Crime: Streets of LA
Saints Row 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); True Crime: Streets of LA leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Saints Row 2True Crime: Streets of LA
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Saints Row 2 leans harder on reads: Gang AI follows simple fixed behaviour
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Saints Row 2 leans harder on optimization: Respect economy, stronghold takeovers, and activity completion are systematic
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.