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Def Jam: Icon leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

Def Jam: Icon leans harder on execution: Analog strike timing and beat-synced hazard dodges demand sharp hands

Reads4 vs 4

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare leans harder on variance: Sticker pack unlocks randomise progression, not matches

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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