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FIFA Soccer 2003 cover artvsPro Evolution Soccer 2009 cover art

FIFA Soccer 2003vsPro Evolution Soccer 2009

FIFA Soccer 2003 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION6 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
FIFA Soccer 2003Pro Evolution Soccer 2009

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads5 vs 5

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 leans harder on optimization: Squad setup and tactical sliders reward preparation

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 Soccer 2003

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2009