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WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011vsWWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role leans harder on execution: Grapple timing and reversal windows reward fast hands
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.