head to head
vs
WWE '12vsWWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
WWE '12 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
WWE '12WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 4
WWE '12 leans harder on reads: Versus humans, baiting reversals and grapple choices is mind-games
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.