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NBA Live 99vsWWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
NBA Live 99 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
NBA Live 99WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 4
NBA Live 99 leans harder on reads: Human opponents force constant pick-and-bait prediction
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
NBA Live 99 leans harder on optimization: Money plays and roster knowledge are quickly systematised
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.