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When Vikings Attack!vsWWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011

When Vikings Attack! leans Execution (Competitive PvP); WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION5 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
When Vikings Attack!WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads5 vs 4

When Vikings Attack! leans harder on reads: Versus brawling rewards predicting human movement and throws

Variance3 vs 2

When Vikings Attack! leans harder on variance: Object spawns add some randomness to encounters

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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