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Pro Evolution Soccer 6vsTop Spin 4

Pro Evolution Soccer 6 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Top Spin 4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Pro Evolution Soccer 6Top Spin 4

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 8

Top Spin 4 leans harder on execution: Shot timing meter decides every rally

Reads6 vs 5

Pro Evolution Soccer 6 leans harder on reads: Versus matches are constant feint and positioning prediction

Variance2 vs 1

Pro Evolution Soccer 6 leans harder on variance: Deflections and keeper spills add light randomness

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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Pro Evolution Soccer 6

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Top Spin 4