head to head
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FIFA Soccer 11vsGuns of Icarus Online
FIFA Soccer 11 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Guns of Icarus Online leans Reads (Mind & Math).
FIFA Soccer 11Guns of Icarus Online
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
FIFA Soccer 11 leans harder on execution: Pass timing, dribbling and finishing demand stick skill
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
FIFA Soccer 11 leans harder on variance: Deflections and keeper behaviour add bounded chaos
Optimization4 vs 6
Guns of Icarus Online leans harder on optimization: Loadouts, role coordination and positioning are deeply plannable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.