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Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare cover artvsSuper Dodge Ball cover art

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden WarfarevsSuper Dodge Ball

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Super Dodge Ball leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden WarfareSuper Dodge Ball

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Super Dodge Ball leans harder on execution: Power shot timing and dodges reward crisp inputs

Reads4 vs 4

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare leans harder on variance: Sticker pack unlocks randomise progression, not matches

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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Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare

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Super Dodge Ball