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Burnout 3: Takedown cover artvsRally Trophy cover art

Burnout 3: TakedownvsRally Trophy

Burnout 3: Takedown leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Rally Trophy leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Burnout 3: TakedownRally Trophy

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 9

Rally Trophy leans harder on execution: Car control on loose surfaces without aids is everything

Reads2 vs 1

Burnout 3: Takedown leans harder on reads: Online rivals bait slams, modestly

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 5

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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Burnout 3: Takedown

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