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WWE 2K BattlegroundsvsWWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
WWE 2K Battlegrounds leans Execution (Competitive PvP); WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
WWE 2K BattlegroundsWWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 4
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 leans harder on reads: Versus humans, reversal baiting becomes a guessing duel
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 leans harder on optimization: Move sets, match types and creation systems are learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.