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International Superstar Soccer '98vsNBA 2K16
International Superstar Soccer '98 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); NBA 2K16 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
International Superstar Soccer '98NBA 2K16
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.
Optimization4 vs 5
NBA 2K16 leans harder on optimization: Playbooks, rotations and roster building reward 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.