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Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare cover artvsSOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs cover art

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden WarfarevsSOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare leans Execution (Competitive PvP); SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION6 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden WarfareSOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs leans harder on execution: Aim and cover movement carry every firefight

Reads4 vs 5

SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs leans harder on reads: Multiplayer opponents flank and fake; campaign AI is scripted

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs leans harder on optimization: Squad orders, routes and utility timing are plannable

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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SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs