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Football Manager 2010 cover artvsPokemon Colosseum cover art

Football Manager 2010vsPokemon Colosseum

Football Manager 2010 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokemon Colosseum leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Football Manager 2010 leans harder on variance: Match engine rolls and player development inject noise

Optimization9 vs 8

Football Manager 2010 leans harder on optimization: Tactics, scouting and squad economics are the entire game

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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