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American Gladiators cover artvsFlatOut 2 cover art

American GladiatorsvsFlatOut 2

American Gladiators leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); FlatOut 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 1

American Gladiators leans harder on reads: Opponents are scripted, minimal prediction

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

FlatOut 2 leans harder on optimization: Track knowledge and car tuning settle into routine

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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