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NBA 2K16vsNHL Hitz 2002

NBA 2K16 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); NHL Hitz 2002 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION6 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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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.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

NBA 2K16 leans harder on optimization: Playbooks, rotations and roster building reward deep study

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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