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2002 FIFA World Cup leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION6 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
2002 FIFA World CupPlants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads5 vs 4

2002 FIFA World Cup leans harder on reads: Human opponents bait and adapt in versus play

Variance3 vs 2

2002 FIFA World Cup leans harder on variance: Deflections and keeper outcomes add bounce luck

Optimization4 vs 4

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.

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2002 FIFA World Cup

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Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare