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EA Sports UFC 3 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 8

Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes leans harder on execution: Chain combos, assists and infinites demand fast precise hands

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

EA Sports UFC 3 leans harder on variance: Occasional flash knockouts add chaos to single exchanges

Optimization5 vs 5

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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