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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U cover artvsWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III cover art

Super Smash Bros. for Wii UvsWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION7 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Super Smash Bros. for Wii UWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III leans harder on variance: Power node variance and ability cooldown RNG add moderate uncertainty

Optimization5 vs 6

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III leans harder on optimization: Elite point allocation and doctrine selection are defined optimization problems

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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