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

EXECUTION5 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads4 vs 5

WWF SmackDown! leans harder on reads: Against a friend, predicting grapple choices is the game

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 3

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.

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