head to head

Ape Escape: On the Loose cover artvsPrototype 2 cover art

Ape Escape: On the LoosevsPrototype 2

Ape Escape: On the Loose leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Prototype 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Ape Escape: On the LoosePrototype 2

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

Ape Escape: On the Loose leans harder on execution: Timing net swings to capture fleeing monkeys is core

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 5

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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Ape Escape: On the Loose

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Prototype 2