head to head

FIFA 18 cover artvsWinning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 cover art

FIFA 18vsWinning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007

FIFA 18 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION7 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
FIFA 18Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 6

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

FIFA 18 leans harder on variance: Bounce physics and pack luck add measured chaos

Optimization5 vs 6

Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 leans harder on optimization: tactics and formations are learnable systems

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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FIFA 18

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Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007