head to head
vs
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven ShieldvsTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven ShieldTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield leans harder on variance: Unknown enemy positions drive the tension
Optimization7 vs 8
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent leans harder on optimization: Balancing JBA and NSA trust is a solvable system.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.