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Boxing cover artvsResistance 2 cover art

BoxingvsResistance 2

Boxing leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Resistance 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
BoxingResistance 2

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads4 vs 4

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 1

Resistance 2 leans harder on variance: Campaign encounters are set pieces

Optimization2 vs 4

Resistance 2 leans harder on optimization: Exotic weapon choice and class co-op roles add planning

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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