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International Superstar Soccer '98vsWWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
International Superstar Soccer '98 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
International Superstar Soccer '98WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
International Superstar Soccer '98 leans harder on execution: First-touch passing and shot timing carry every match
Reads5 vs 4
International Superstar Soccer '98 leans harder on reads: Versus play is constant prediction of a human's passing lanes
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.