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NHL 18vsSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U
NHL 18 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Super Smash Bros. for Wii U leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
NHL 18Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 7
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U leans harder on reads: Ledge-trap and landing-trap guessing against humans never converges.
Variance3 vs 2
NHL 18 leans harder on variance: Puck bounces and deflections inject real game-to-game noise
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.