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Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects leans Execution (Competitive PvP); WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION6 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the ImperfectsWWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011

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Execution6 vs 5

Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects leans harder on execution: 3D arena brawling rewards timing and environment throws

Reads4 vs 4

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 leans harder on optimization: Move sets, match types and creation systems are learnable

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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