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Battlefield 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Gears of War 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads5 vs 4

Battlefield 2 leans harder on reads: Squads and commanders out-maneuver human opposition

Variance3 vs 2

Battlefield 2 leans harder on variance: Spawn timing and vehicle contention add noise

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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