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Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Urban Champion leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION6 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare leans harder on execution: Third-person aim and ability timing carry every fight

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 2

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare leans harder on optimization: Class counters and objective timing reward team planning

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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