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BioShock Infinite cover artvsGoldenEye: Rogue Agent cover art

BioShock InfinitevsGoldenEye: Rogue Agent

BioShock Infinite leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); GoldenEye: Rogue Agent leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
BioShock InfiniteGoldenEye: Rogue Agent

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 6

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent leans harder on execution: Dual-wield gunplay and aim carry the campaign

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 3

BioShock Infinite leans harder on optimization: Gear, vigors, weapon picks straightforward.

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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GoldenEye: Rogue Agent