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BioShock Infinite cover artvsKane & Lynch 2: Dog Days cover art

BioShock InfinitevsKane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

BioShock Infinite leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days 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 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days leans harder on variance: Fixed encounters with chaotic feel

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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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days