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Madden Football 64vsNBA 2K16
Madden Football 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); NBA 2K16 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Madden Football 64NBA 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.
Variance3 vs 2
Madden Football 64 leans harder on variance: Catch and fumble outcomes carry simulated randomness
Optimization6 vs 5
Madden Football 64 leans harder on optimization: Playbook, audibles and roster tactics run deep
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.