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NBA Jam: On Fire Edition cover artvsPro Evolution Soccer 2009 cover art

NBA Jam: On Fire EditionvsPro Evolution Soccer 2009

NBA Jam: On Fire Edition leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION6 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
NBA Jam: On Fire EditionPro Evolution Soccer 2009

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.

Variance3 vs 2

NBA Jam: On Fire Edition leans harder on variance: On-fire streaks and rubber-banding add arcade chaos

Optimization4 vs 4

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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NBA Jam: On Fire Edition

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2009