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Madden NFL 15vsWarcraft II: Tides of Darkness

Madden NFL 15 leans Execution (Grand Arena); Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Madden NFL 15Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 5

Madden NFL 15 leans harder on reads: Online play hinges on baiting coverage and calling counters

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans harder on optimization: Refined build orders and upgrade timings are studyable

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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