head to head
vs
Soldier of Fortune: PaybackvsWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Soldier of Fortune: Payback leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Soldier of Fortune: PaybackWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Soldier of Fortune: Payback leans harder on reads: Multiplayer existed but campaign AI never adapts
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine leans harder on optimization: Weapon choice and fury management are simple to learn
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.