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Aliens vs. Predator 2vsModNation Racers: Road Trip
Aliens vs. Predator 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); ModNation Racers: Road Trip leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Aliens vs. Predator 2ModNation Racers: Road Trip
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Aliens vs. Predator 2 leans harder on execution: Wall-crawling aliens and panicked marines test raw aim
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
ModNation Racers: Road Trip leans harder on optimization: Track lines, boost management and shortcuts reward planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.