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BlazeRushvsKane & Lynch: Dead Men

BlazeRush leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Kane & Lynch: Dead Men leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

BlazeRush leans harder on execution: arcade driving precision, dodging hazards

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

BlazeRush leans harder on variance: weapon pickups, track hazards randomized

Optimization3 vs 3

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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