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Battle: Los AngelesvsWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine

Battle: Los Angeles leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine leans harder on reads: Ork hordes follow scripted aggression

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine leans harder on optimization: Weapon choice and fury management are simple to learn

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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