head to head
vs
SWAT 4vsTerra Nova: Strike Force Centauri
SWAT 4 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
SWAT 4Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri leans harder on execution: Piloting powered armor and aiming under fire is demanding
Reads1 vs 0
SWAT 4 leans harder on reads: suspects react but don't truly adapt
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.