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Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION6 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 leans harder on execution: Close control and finishing windows demand stick precision

Reads5 vs 4

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 leans harder on reads: Online and couch opponents adjust tactics against you

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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