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WWE Raw 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION6 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

WWE Raw 2 leans harder on execution: Grapple and reversal timing drive matches

Reads4 vs 4

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

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.

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WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011