head to head
vs
3on3 FreeStylevsFIFA Soccer 11
3on3 FreeStyle leans Reads (Competitive PvP); FIFA Soccer 11 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
3on3 FreeStyleFIFA Soccer 11
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 6
3on3 FreeStyle leans harder on reads: Outguessing human defenders' positioning and fakes drives possessions
Variance2 vs 3
FIFA Soccer 11 leans harder on variance: Deflections and keeper behaviour add bounded chaos
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.