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Mario Hoops 3-on-3 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION6 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads4 vs 4

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Mario Hoops 3-on-3 leans harder on variance: Item drops and coin spawns swing possessions

Optimization3 vs 4

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare leans harder on optimization: Class counters and objective timing reward team planning

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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