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Madden NFL 11vsThe Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
Madden NFL 11 leans Execution (Grand Arena); The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Madden NFL 11The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Madden NFL 11 leans harder on execution: Stick skills on throws, moves and tackles matter
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth leans harder on optimization: Build orders and counter units are largely solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.