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BioShock Infinite cover artvsHalo: Spartan Assault cover art

BioShock InfinitevsHalo: Spartan Assault

BioShock Infinite leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Halo: Spartan Assault leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

BioShock Infinite leans harder on reads: Enemies scripted in arena waves.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Halo: Spartan Assault leans harder on optimization: Score-chasing loadouts and routes reward optimisation

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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