head to head
vs
Skate 2vsSkater XL
Skate 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Skater XL leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Skate 2Skater XL
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.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
Skate 2 leans harder on optimization: Spot selection and line planning improve scores
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.