head to head
Splinter Cell: BlacklistvsTenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins
Splinter Cell: Blacklist leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Splinter Cell: BlacklistTenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Splinter Cell: Blacklist leans harder on reads: Enemies react on scripted alert logic, not player-specific profiling
Variance2 vs 3
Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins leans harder on variance: Patrol paths unknown until scouted
Optimization7 vs 7
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.

