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NFL 2K3 cover artvsSplatoon cover art

NFL 2K3vsSplatoon

NFL 2K3 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Splatoon leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION6 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
NFL 2K3Splatoon

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Splatoon leans harder on execution: Aim, swim-form movement and ink management are constant demands

Reads6 vs 6

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

NFL 2K3 leans harder on variance: Fumbles and bounces inject randomness

Optimization5 vs 5

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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