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Ratty Catty leans Reads (Competitive PvP); WWE 2K15 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION3 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
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Execution3 vs 5

WWE 2K15 leans harder on execution: Reversal timing windows decide most exchanges

Reads5 vs 4

Ratty Catty leans harder on reads: Human cat-versus-mouse play rewards predicting the other player

Variance3 vs 2

Ratty Catty leans harder on variance: Hiding spots and item locations create hidden information

Optimization2 vs 4

WWE 2K15 leans harder on optimization: Move sets, stamina and match pacing are learnable systems

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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