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Aliens vs. Predator cover artvsSoldier of Fortune II: Double Helix cover art

Aliens vs. PredatorvsSoldier of Fortune II: Double Helix

Aliens vs. Predator leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Aliens vs. PredatorSoldier of Fortune II: Double Helix

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix leans harder on execution: Precise aim against lethal hitscan enemies is paramount

Reads2 vs 2

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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Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix