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FIFA Soccer 09vsTop Spin 3
FIFA Soccer 09 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Top Spin 3 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
FIFA Soccer 09Top Spin 3
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 5
FIFA Soccer 09 leans harder on reads: Human opponents shift tactics and exploit your habits mid-match
Variance2 vs 1
FIFA Soccer 09 leans harder on variance: Rebounds and referee moments add minor randomness
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.