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Asphalt 7: Heat cover artvsNeed for Speed: The Run cover art

Asphalt 7: HeatvsNeed for Speed: The Run

Asphalt 7: Heat leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Need for Speed: The Run leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Asphalt 7: HeatNeed for Speed: The Run

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Need for Speed: The Run leans harder on execution: Reaction driving through traffic and setpieces is the test

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

Need for Speed: The Run leans harder on optimization: Checkpoint routes and car choice are quickly solved

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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Asphalt 7: Heat

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Need for Speed: The Run