head to head
vs
Sniper ElitevsSWAT 4
Sniper Elite leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); SWAT 4 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Sniper EliteSWAT 4
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Sniper Elite leans harder on execution: Steadying long shots against wind and breathing demands precision
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
SWAT 4 leans harder on variance: suspect placement and behavior randomized
Optimization6 vs 6
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.