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FIFA Soccer 08vsSportsfriends
FIFA Soccer 08 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Sportsfriends leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
FIFA Soccer 08Sportsfriends
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.
Variance2 vs 1
FIFA Soccer 08 leans harder on variance: Ball physics adds bounce noise to single matches
Optimization3 vs 2
FIFA Soccer 08 leans harder on optimization: Formations and squad selection matter but stay shallow
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.