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Aliens versus Predator (1999) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads3 vs 2

Aliens versus Predator (1999) leans harder on reads: Asymmetric multiplayer pits unlike species against each other

Variance4 vs 3

Aliens versus Predator (1999) leans harder on variance: Motion-tracker dread and dark vents hide enemy positions

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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