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2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa cover artvsPro Evolution Soccer 2009 cover art

2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricavsPro Evolution Soccer 2009

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION6 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaPro Evolution Soccer 2009

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads4 vs 5

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 leans harder on reads: Online and couch opponents adjust tactics against you

Variance3 vs 2

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa leans harder on variance: Deflections, keepers and penalties 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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2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

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