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Burnout Dominator cover artvsForza Horizon 2 cover art

Burnout DominatorvsForza Horizon 2

Burnout Dominator leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Forza Horizon 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Burnout DominatorForza Horizon 2

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Forza Horizon 2 leans harder on reads: Drivatar AI mimics styles but stays effectively scripted

Variance2 vs 1

Burnout Dominator leans harder on variance: Traffic patterns inject moderate unpredictability

Optimization4 vs 4

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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