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FIFA Soccer 11vsMadden NFL 08
FIFA Soccer 11 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Madden NFL 08 leans Reads (Competitive PvP).
FIFA Soccer 11Madden NFL 08
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 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Madden NFL 08 leans harder on optimization: Playbook knowledge, matchups and clock management are deep study
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.